Trump signs bill blocking online privacy regulation

US president Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about customers' browsing habits.

Trump signs bill blocking online privacy regulation

US president Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about customers' browsing habits.

The bill scraps a Federal Communications Commission online privacy regulation issued in October to give consumers more control over how companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon share that information.

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