washington u.s. house vote tuesday 215-205 repeal regulations require internet service providers protect customers privacy websites like alphabet inc google facebook inc. white house say early tuesday president donald trump strongly support repeal rule approve federal communications commission october then-president barack obama rule internet providers would need obtain consumer consent use precise geolocation financial information health information children information web browse history advertise market last week senate vote 50-48 reverse rule win inc comcast corp verizon communications inc. white house statement say internet providers would need obtain affirmative opt-in consent consumers use share certain information note websites require get consent result rule apply different regulatory regimes base identity online actor white house say websites govern less restrictive set privacy rule oversee federal trade commission fcc chairman ajit pai statement praise decision congress overturn privacy regulations design benefit one group favor company another group disfavor company last week pai say consumers would privacy protections even without obama internet provider rule critics say weak american civil liberties union oppose measure say company able use sell sensitive data collect without permission internet television association statement call repeal important step toward restore consumer privacy protections apply consistently one critic repeal craig aaron president free press advocacy group say major silicon valley company shy away fight rule profit consumer data lot company concern draw attention regulate privacy issue sit way sit previous privacy issue aaron say representative michael capuano massachusetts democrat say tuesday comcast could know personal information look mother medical condition purchase history last week buy underwear internet know size take color capuano ask go sell underwear company comcast decline comment representative michael burgess texas republican say rule unfairly skew market favor websites free collect data without consent republican commissioners include pai say october rule would unfairly give websites like facebook twitter inc google ability harvest data internet service providers thus dominate digital advertise fcc early month delay data rule take effect congress send white house repeal broadband privacy rule