We Have 24 Hours to Save Online Privacy Rules
These rules are&#x2F;were certainly a step in the right direction for the protection of consumer privacy and should be saved; the attention on consumer privacy is welcome.<p>What&#x27;s fascinating is that other online privacy areas that I would argue are much more invasive and threatening to consumer privacy are completely ignored.  I&#x27;m referring, of course, to the ecosystems of Google, Facebook, the new Verizon (AOL, Yahoo), and the many other companies looking to amass as much consumer data as possible for profit.<p>These FCC rules feel a bit like the FCC was patting themselves on the back for fixing a drip in the bathroom faucet while ignoring the broken pipe to the water main.<p>From a business perspective I can also see why ISPs would be so upset about their businesses having to abide by these rules while their competitors (again, Facebook, Google, et al) are left to collect data unbridled. The all sell ads after all.