Passage is an attempt to roll back the regulation initiated by the Obama administration that would have required internet service providers (e.g., Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, and AT&T) to obtain individual consumers' approval to sell personal data (e.g., internet usage and web history) to marketers and other such data-buyers.
Passage aims to undo the regulations set by the Obama administration, which mandated that internet service providers (like Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, and AT&T) need individual consumer approval before selling personal data (such as internet usage and web history) to marketers and other buyers of such information.