A pair of Republican regulators suggested Congress should slap down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) expanded authority over Internet privacy.

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Maureen Ohlhausen said they are disturbed that new net neutrality rules give the FCC authority over the privacy practices of Internet service providers — a task traditionally handled by the the FTC.

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“In other words, one cop on the beat is being shoved aside by another that is less savvy and knowledgeable about the current Internet marketplace and related privacy and security issues,” they wrote in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

They said Congress has not assigned that role to the FCC and warned of the agency’s “penchant for conjuring regulation out of thin air.” They said the new authority would cause Internet providers to pay more on compliance and eventually diminish the Internet experience of customers.

“The FCC should refrain from imposing its Byzantine privacy regime on broadband and Internet providers,” they wrote. “If it doesn’t, Congress may need to re-emphasize the roles it has set for agencies regarding privacy and data security issues.”

Privacy enforcement over Internet service providers — such as Comcast or AT&T — previously resided with the FTC. But when the FCC took the controversial step of reclassifying Internet access, it also snatched up that role. Privacy is only a sliver of the new rules, which are meant to give the FCC broader authority to ensure providers treat all Internet traffic equally.

The privacy issue is one of the last unresolved pieces of the order. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said the commission will start the rule-making process this fall to clarify its expanded role.

In the meantime, the commission has advised providers to take “reasonable, good-faith” steps to comply.

The rules only give the FCC privacy authority over the Internet service providers, which carry Internet traffic to customers. But both Republicans warned that edge providers such as Google, Facebook and Netflix should be worried about creeping authority.

Wheeler reiterated to members of Congress last month that the commission has no intention of making such a move.