Additionally, Schneiderman explained to Pai that his office analyzed the public comments on net neutrality rules submitted to FCC. The analysis showed misuse of identities of hundreds of thousands of Americans–victims were residents of New York, California, Georgia, Missouri Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and other States.
The attorney general told Pai, “Impersonation and other misuse of a person’s identity violate New York law.” That is the reason his office launched an investigation into the matter.
Schneiderman says probe is about the right to control one’s own identity
Furthermore, Schneiderman emphasized that the probe is not about the “substantive issues concerning net neutrality.” It is “about the right to control one’s own identity.” The investigation also aims to “prevent the corruption” of the FCC public comment process.
“Misuse of identity online by the hundreds of thousands should concern everyone — for and against net neutrality, New Yorker or Texan, Democrat or Republican,” said Schneiderman.
