Today, while you're not watching, the Senate could gut rules protecting your internet privacy.

Last year the Federal Communications Commission passed a set of strict privacy regulations that ban broadband internet providers from selling your browsing data without your consent. Now, while most Americans are watching Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination hearing and Obamacare repeal intrigue, senators could vote as early as today on a resolution to not only reverse the FCC's action but block the agency from passing similar rules in the future. (The resolution would still need to pass the House and get President Trump's signature to take effect.)

Even if Republicans spike the Obama-era FCC's protections, most of which have not taken effect yet, the agency will still have some authority to protect your privacy. But little would stop internet providers from selling your personal data to ad buyers and anyone else hoping to turn a profit by targeting your browsing habits.

Republican lawmakers argue that the FCC's rules confuse customers because they only cover internet providers and not websites like Google and Facebook. But repealing the them without a new privacy framework in place could create a enforcement vacuum that isn't good for anyone.