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.
The Passage intends to nullify the regulations imposed by the Obama administration on internet service providers (such as Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon, and AT&T), which stipulated that these companies must gain individual consumers' permission before selling their personal information (including internet usage and web history) to marketers and other data buyers.