Undone: According to the rules approved by the Federal Communications Commission under Obama, Internet providers would need to obtain consumer consent before their data for advertising and internal marketing.
WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted narrowly to repeal regulations requiring Internet service providers to do more to protect customers' privacy than websites like Alphabet Inc's Google or Facebook Inc.
The vote was along party lines, with 50 Republicans approving the measure and 48 Democrats rejecting it. The two remaining Republicans in the Senate were absent and did not cast a vote.
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