Last night, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in a joint resolution to repeal the FCC’s recent privacy rules, leaving only President Trump’s signature before the rules are officially revoked. It was a shocking turn for advocates of the open web, rolling back rules intended to stop carriers from sharing personal web histories and using subscriber data for marketing. The EFF responded with nightmare scenarios of what would be permitted under the new rules, including ISP-injected pop-up ads or preinstalled spyware. At the same time, some conservative groups insisted nothing will change at all, arguing the same protections are already available through the Telecom Act and other privacy laws.

In some ways, the conservatives have…

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