Second Room takes telecom law to net neutrality and cookie rules to

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The Second Room has on Wednesday the new telecom law adopted. By the new law is net neutrality mandatory and can companies deep packet inspection , do not use the behavior of people to follow.

If the new telecommunications Act comes into force, the isps are prohibited to services or sites to block, throttle, or otherwise hinder. Also, advertisers should ‘unambiguous’ consent for placing cookies, and may, deep packet inspection cannot be used to control the behavior of internet users. A proposal of the Dutch to the Dutch law on fast high-speed internet access, didn’t.

Tuesday was the vote on the new telecommunications Act, it is suddenly aborted when the Labour party when an amendment is wrong had voted. The party voted accidentally for a subamendement of the SGP that a different amendment, in which net neutrality is guaranteed, anything. In the consternation that followed, decided D66, the vote on the law to be set by a sudden group-consultation.

Wednesday afternoon, the mood continued. Although the accidentally adopted amendment may not be canceled, via a detour to be repaired, said PvdA Member of parliament Martijn van Dam prior to the vote. The party should, on Thursday, in a consultation about another bill, an amendment that the error, then undo. “If next week is voted in, the change will immediately removed,” said Van Dam.

In addition to the PvdA voted, among other, the VVD, CDA and SGP for the offending argument, which a majority came into being. The amendment that net neutrality should ensure, among others, by the Labour party itself is submitted, was also adopted.

Video of the vote with Labour the wrong.