US Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) was hosting a town hall meeting when a constituent asked about the decision to eliminate privacy rules.
The person in the audience was disputing the Republican argument that ISPs shouldn't face stricter requirements than websites such as Facebook.
But when it comes to Internet service providers, the person said, "I have one choice.
@JimPressOffice tells his constituents not to use the internet if they don't like his vote to sell out their privacy to advertisers.
Sensenbrenner did not address the fact that the privacy rules would have let customers make a choice about whether their data is tracked and used.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who introduced the resolution to eliminate privacy rules, was also confronted about the privacy rules at a town hall on Thursday.
A recent survey found that 72 percent of Republicans and 72 percent of Democrats opposed the rollback of privacy rules. »