April 4, 2017 11:14 AM

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Trump signs bill allowing internet providers to sell users' data

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers' browsing habits. The bill scraps a Federal Communications Commission online privacy regulation issued in October to give consumers more control over how companies share that information. Internet companies like Google do not have to ask their users for permission before tracking what sites they visit. Earlier, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said, the President's support for the bill was part of a larger effort to fight Washington red tape that stifles American innovation, job creation and economic growth.

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