Tag: United States
Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis
Join us in demanding that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Congressional leadership expand internet and phone access for those who need it most.
U.S. Senate ignores the disconnected in COVID-19 response bill
Access Now calls out the U.S. Senate for ignoring the disconnected in its COVID-19 response bill, which includes almost no funding to improve broadband internet access or affordability.
In response to COVID-19, Access Now calls for robust data protection and increased Lifeline support in the U.S.
Access Now calls on U.S. authorities to uphold data protection safeguards and extend affordable internet access during pandemic.
Disconnected: FCC proposals to reform Lifeline will hurt low-income consumers
The agency should reject changes to Lifeline that would burden low-income people and put their privacy at risk.
2020 is an important year for digital rights in the U.S. Here’s our agenda.
Here are the opportunities for promoting and protecting digital rights that the U.S. policy team will focus on in the year ahead.
FOIA requests show U.S. FBI could be spying on advocacy groups
We join 17 civil society groups urging the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether the FBI is spying on Access Now and other advocacy organizations operating in the U.S.
Access Now leads U.S. coalition letter calling for rights-respecting data privacy legislation
Access Now, along with 16 leading public interest organizations, is urging leaders in the U.S. Senate to listen to their constituents and take action on strong data privacy legislation.
Access Now and partners organize U.S. Capitol Hill briefing on data privacy, December 11
Join us at 12 pm EST on Wednesday, December 11th for remarks by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) and a panel discussion of the impact of data harvesting and abuse, as well as legislative approaches to addressing the problem.
Eric Null joins Access Now as U.S. Policy Manager
Access Now is pleased to announce that Eric Null has joined us as the U.S. Policy Manager, where he will lead our efforts on protecting the digital rights of users in the United States on consumer privacy, broadband policy, and surveillance, among other issues.
Export bans alone won’t stop surveillance — we need a new global approach
The impact that surveillance technology has had on vulnerable individuals and members of at-risk communities demonstrates why comprehensive, systemic regulation of this industry is both necessary and urgent.