washington u.s. senate wednesday take measure repeal regulations adopt obama administration require internet service providers protect customers privacy websites like alphabet inc google facebook inc. senate begin debate wednesday even provision allow congress repeal recently approve federal regulations rule approve federal communications commission october then-president barack obama internet providers would need obtain consumer consent use precise geolocation financial information health information children information web browse history advertise internal market early month fcc temporarily block rule take effect victory internet providers inc comcast corp verizon communications inc strongly oppose measure final senate vote measure expect thursday clear u.s. house representatives might take measure congress need repeal privacy restrictions order restore balance internet ecosystem provide certainty consumers say senator jeff flake republican sponsor measure democratic senator bill nelson say broadband providers build profile children birth gold mine data holy grail speak wonder broadband providers want able sell information high bidder without consumers knowledge consent want collect use information without provide transparency hold accountable american civil liberties union also criticize proposal undo rule move congress essentially allow company like comcast verizon sell consumers private information high bidder aclu general counsel neema singh guliani say early month fcc chairman ajit pai nominate republican president donald trump serve second five-year term commission say early month consumers would privacy protections even without obama administration internet provider rule 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 websites govern less restrictive set privacy rule oversee federal trade commission democratic senator edward markey say phone company sell information americans phone call internet service provider allow sell sensitive consumer information without affirmative consent senate take broadband privacy repeal