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The Senate passed a resolution Thursday in a party-line vote that would dismantle a set of internet privacy rules approved by the Federal Communications Commission last year.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution of disapproval to overturn the FCC’s landmark broadband-privacy rules and expose internet users to spying by companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon.

Republican lawmakers in the Senate approved a measure designed to kill federal broadband-privacy protections and allow internet service providers like AT&T and Verizon to sell your sensitive private information to the highest bidder.

The Republican vote to roll back privacy protections is slammed by consumer advocates.

The Senate voted Thursday to make it easier for internet service providers to share sensitive information about their customers, a first step in overturning landmark privacy rules that consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers view as crucial protections in the digital age.

ISP now stands for “invading subscriber privacy,” Democratic senator says.

During a recent public hearing convened by the Assembly Budget Committee, Mike Rispoli, a former statehouse reporter, asked lawmakers to consider establishing a news consortium using $100 million from the anticipated auction proceeds.

Children, parents and the Cat in the Hat headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support public television.

Petitions with more than 660,000 signatures to save CPB funding will be presented to Congress Tuesday morning after a rally for parents and kids near the Capitol.
The event is sponsored by five advocacy organizations, including the progressive hub MoveOn.org, media reformer Free Press and ParentsTogether Action.

WASHINGTON — Kids and parents will rally on the steps of Capitol Hill with well-known PBS characters at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday to deliver more than 660,000 petition signatures urging Congress to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.