The Effects of the FCC Net Neutrality Repeal on Security and Privacy

Therepealofnetneutralityhascausedagreatpublicoutcryfromacademicdowntotheend-users. NetneutralitywasanFCCorderthatspecifiedtheprinciplesforInternetServiceProviders.Themost prevalentprincipleswererelatedtobandwidththrottling,preferentialtreatments,andprivacy.Some describedtheactionoftheFCCwillleadtotheendoftheInternetandconsumerprivacy.There havebeenmanyarticlesdiscussingaboutthefalloutoftheruling,butitisdifficultfilteringfactfrom fiction.Inthisarticle,theauthorsdiscussthenatureofnetneutrality,thehistory,theargumentsfor andagainst,andtherolesoftheFCCandtheirmanyorders.Theyalsolayouttheimplicationofrepeal onsecurityandprivacy.TheypresentafewscenariosspecifyingwhatanISPcandoandcannotdo. Finally,theauthorsspecifywhatlawstheconsumershaveleftfortheirprivacy. KEywoRdS FCC, Net Neutrality, Paid Service, Privacy, Repeal, Security, Throttling