Don't Vote on California ISP Privacy Rules, Says CCTA

California legislators shouldn’t rush a vote on proposed ISP privacy rules because AB-375 hasn’t received “full policy vetting,” California Cable & Telecommunications Association President Carolyn McIntyre told us. She said CCTA supports holding AB-375 in the Senate Rules Committee, which would prevent a vote by the Sept. 15 legislative deadline. The bill was amended last month to align it more closely to the FCC rules that President Donald Trump repealed but “the legislation completely disregards the 170 page order that provided guidance and detailed explanations, analysis, and clarifications of how the rules are to be interpreted and applied,” McIntyre said. “The legislation would be open to broad interpretation that could only be resolved through costly litigation.” The California Chamber of Commerce also supported holding the bill, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other privacy advocates seek a vote because they said the majority of the California legislature supports the bill (see 1709060053).