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FCC May Outlaw 'Supercookies'

The Federal Communications Commission voted late last week to move forward with a privacy proposal that would require Internet service providers to obtain consumers' opt-in consent before drawing on their Web-surfing activity for ad purposes.

But the privacy proposal doesn't stop there. The FCC also is considering whether certain types …

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  1. Douglas Ferguson from College of Charleston, April 10, 2016 at 10:22 a.m.

    Can cellphone users combat these tactics by switching to Sprint or another carrier?

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