Should companies like Comcast be able to sell your internet browsing history without your permission?  Most Americans would say “no,” yet the Senate voted to allow just that. A resolution, passed by a thin margin of 50-48 in the Senate, could overturn rules developed by the Federal Communications Commission last year, which required most internet service providers (ISPs) to get your consent before using and selling your web browsing history...The FCC rules are necessary to ensure that large companies like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon don’t put their profits above our right to choose how our online information is used and shared...Companies would be able to sell your sensitive data to advertisers, big data brokers, and even the government...These third parties could be advertising firms and big data brokers, both of which have a troubling history of discrimination...Even more disturbing, the government could also purchase this data for law enforcement...A huge gap would be created in consumer protection online...