Senate Votes to Reverse FCC Consumer Internet Privacy RulesThe regulations were intended to require more transparency on the part of ISPs.

The U.S. Senatevotedtoday to repeal a set of rules approved under the Obama administration that were meant to safeguard consumer data from being collected by internet service providers without a user's knowledge or consent.

Theregulationswere set to go into effect in February, but were halted by current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. In early March, a bill to reverse the rules wasintroducedby Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). The vote was narrowly split along party lines, with 50 Republicans for it and 48 Democrats against. The measure will now go to the House of Representatives to be voted on at a to-be-determined date.

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Had therulesbeen implemented, ISPs would have been required to get a customer's permission before using and sharing information such as geolocation, financial information, health information, children's information, social security numbers, web browsing history, app usage history and the content of communications.

Additionally, it would have required ISPs to provide customers with clear, conspicuous and persistent notice about the information they collect, how it may be used and with whom it may be shared, as well as how customers can change their privacy preferences.

At the time of their adoption, then FCC Chair Tom Wheelersaid: "The bottom line is that it's your data. How it's used and shared should be your choice."