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Internet Browsing Data Could be up for Grabs

Internet Browsing Data Could be up for Grabs

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Congress has sent President Trump a bill that could kill online privacy regulations. That may allow large internet companies to sell your browsing data to interested companies.
Vernon Brown, with SDN Communications in Sioux Falls, says the internet has become the new library…..

Brown says he doesn’t think the data from each individual will be identified right now……

Brown says people should not expect their online habits to be very private in any case…..

Brown says many phone calls now travel over the internet, so those will be included too.

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