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Senate Republicans showed Thursday they don’t care about your online privacy.
It remains to be seen whether their colleagues in the House of Representatives and President Donald Trump feel the same way.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, a coalition of digital rights advocates, racial justice groups and grassroots activists called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to make a more genuine effort to provide affordable internet access for low-income communities.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.