Protecting Privacy

Is our Representative Rob Wittman a good leader in representing us or does he follow others? Do his votes many times not benefit us, his constituents?

His “Yes” vote on S.J. Res 34 in April of 2017, helped kill the Federal Communication Commission’s rule "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".

Rob Wittman’s vote was not good for us because it helped nullify a rule, which would have protected the privacy of our Internet activities. So now telecommunications carriers can continue to use or share our confidential information. They do not have to obtain our consent to do so.

So in killing this Rule, our Internet service providers (ISPs) may capture and sell information of the social and websites we visit, the apps we use, and even some of our private communications. Gutting these privacy rules fundamentally undermines our cyber security by making our sensitive personal information vulnerable to hackers and identity thieves.

At a time when there is so much attention on loss of privacy, Rob Wittman should have been voting to protect us, his constituents, not Internet Service Providers. If he had been out speaking with residents in the 1st Congressional District, he would have a better insight into our needs and welfare.

On this issue, does Representative Wittman represent you?