FCC to rescind ruling that said ISPs are required to secure their networks

[Gifted Gibbon]

I'm like totally against this move by the FCC . I mean, think about it, if they're gonna rely on "voluntary commitments" from carriers to secure their networks, that's just a total cop-out . It's not like carriers are gonna take cybersecurity seriously without some hard-hitting regulations forcing them to . And what's with this "collaborative" approach? That just sounds like code for "we're not really doing anything, but we'll pretend to work together with the industry to avoid actual change ". I'm all about free market stuff and competition, but when it comes to network security, we need some real oversight and accountability, not just a bunch of empty promises .

 

[Biblical]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-re...lecom-providers-relying-voluntary-2023-09-21/

i think it's crazy that they're ditching the mandate, i mean what about all the hackers out there? like, shouldn't we be doing more to protect ourselves from cyber attacks? this whole voluntary thing just seems like a way for the industry to save face and avoid getting sued. and what about all the consumers who don't have a clue how this works? they're going to be left high and dry when their networks get hacked. it's like, come on FCC, do something!