4.4.17
Suggested lead:
In just one day, a new
consumer-protection bill is making a big impact in Olympia. Dan
Frizzell has that story.
The Trump rollback gives these companies the right to sell your internet search or browsing history unless you proactively
notify them in writing that you don’t want your private activities made public.
HANSEN: "If
Congress is too craven to protect our privacy, then in Washington state we are
certainly going to do something about it. Because when we pay lots and lots of
money to our broadband internet service providers, we do not have an expectation
that they are monetizing us in return." [:17]
Hansen, a Democrat from Bainbridge Island, has support for
his bill from both parties and every point on the political spectrum.
If it becomes law, Washington would become just the second state, after
Minnesota, to protect consumers from the Trump rollback. In Olympia, I'm Dan
Frizzell.