Starting today, Congress is closed for the next two weeks so members of Congress can be home. That means if you want to tell your member of Congress how you feel on any specific topic, such as your thoughts on… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Net Neutrality’
Small ISPs Oppose Congress’s Move to Abolish Privacy Protections
Call your Representative now! The Internet is up in arms over Congress’s plan to drastically reduce your privacy online, and that includes small Internet providers and networking companies. Many of them agree that we need the Federal Communication Commission’s rules to protect our privacy… Read More ›
Republicans in Congress Are Disregarding Their Own Privacy Policies
Visit Sen. Jeff Flake’s official website, scroll to the bottom, click “Privacy Policy,” and you’ll find a page where the junior senator from Arizona makes this fine promise: I am committed to protecting the personal privacy of individuals who use… Read More ›
Five Ways Cybersecurity Will Suffer If Congress Repeals the FCC Privacy Rules
Call your Congressmember now to save online privacy! Back in October of 2016, the Federal Communications Commission passed some pretty awesome rules that would bar your Internet provider from invading your privacy. The rules would keep Internet providers like Comcast and… Read More ›
Senate Puts ISP Profits Over Your Privacy
The Senate just voted to roll back your online privacy protections. Speak up now to keep the House from doing the same thing. Take part in the action! ISPs have been lobbying for weeks to get lawmakers to repeal the… Read More ›
Five Creepy Things Your ISP Could Do if Congress Repeals the FCC’s Privacy Protections
Why are we so worried about Congress repealing the FCC’s privacy rules for ISPs? Because we’ve seen ISPs do some disturbing things in the past to invade their users’ privacy. Here are five examples of creepy practices that could make… Read More ›
Three Myths the Telecom Industry is Using to Convince Congress to Repeal the FCC’s Privacy Rules, Busted
Back in October of 2016, the FCC passed some pretty awesome rules that would bar your internet service provider (ISP) from invading your privacy. The rules would keep ISPs like Comcast and Time Warner Cable from doing things like selling… Read More ›
Congress is Trying to Roll Back Internet Privacy Protections As You Read This
Call congress now! Back in 2014 over 3 million Internet users told the U.S. government loudly and clearly: we value our online security, we value our online privacy, and we value net neutrality. Our voices helped convince the FCC to… Read More ›
NY State AG’s Lawsuit Against ISP Shows Why We Need Net Neutrality Protections
And Proves What Time Warner Cable Can Do Worse Back in 2013, a couple of Internet pranksters who were fed up with Time Warner Cable’s (TWC) dismal customer service released a parody video and website that asked, “What Can We… Read More ›
Congress Contemplates Making it Illegal to Protect Consumer Privacy Online
Cable and telephone companies are pushing Congress to make it illegal for the federal government to protect online consumer privacy. When you go online you reveal a tremendous amount of private information about yourself. What you browse, what you purchase,… Read More ›