Corporate Exemptions from Government Metadata Access Rules

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Stop Corporate Data Surveillance

AKA “Corporate Access to Citizen Metadata Reform”


Which agency/agencies promulgated the regulation? *
Congress / Department of Justice / Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Which title, parts, and/or sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) should be rescinded? *
47 CFR § 64 Subpart U (Customer Proprietary Network Information rules) 18 U.S.C. § 2703 (Stored Communications Act – third-party doctrine loopholes)
What is your name?
—OPTIONAL--
Is your proposed rescission a notice of proposed rulemaking, final rule, direct final rule, interim final rule, or interpretive rule? *
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
What is the name of the regulation being rescinded, if applicable? *
Corporate Exemptions from Government Metadata Access Rules
Please provide a short summary of the justifications for the rescission. *
Rescind corporate carveouts that allow third-party vendors and data brokers to collect, store, and sell citizen metadata to government agencies without a warrant or explicit user consent.
Please insert the address of the agency. [NPRM, DFR, and IFR only]
Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, D.C. 20002
Please insert the contact information for the agency. *
Consumer Policy Division, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (202) 418-0526
What is the background for the regulation being rescinded? *
Current law allows metadata collected by ISPs and platforms to be purchased or shared with law enforcement and intelligence agencies — circumventing constitutional protections through privatized surveillance.
Explain the reasons for the rescission. *
Ending this practice will: • Restore Fourth Amendment protections to the digital age • Prevent the outsourcing of surveillance • Reinforce individual privacy in healthcare, location, and communication records
Describe the text of the relevant C.F.R. provisions as it will exist after the rescission. *
All customer metadata shall be treated as protected personal information requiring a warrant or user consent prior to disclosure, regardless of whether it is held by a third-party provider.
Please insert the name of the current agency head. *
Brendan Carr
Please insert the title of the agency head. *
Chairman, FCC

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