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California bill would help close digital divide and make the state a leader on connectivity

20 May 2020

Access Now applauds California State Senator Lena Gonzalez’s SB 1130, legislation that would update the state’s broadband buildout program.

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California bill would help close digital divide and make the state a leader on connectivity
20 May 2020
California bill would help close digital divide and make the state a leader on connectivity
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The HEROES Act will help bring millions of disconnected people back online in the U.S.

12 May 2020

Access Now applauds the U.S. House of Representatives’s introduction of the HEROES Act, COVID-19 relief that would help bring millions of disconnected people back online.

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The HEROES Act will help bring millions of disconnected people back online in the U.S.
12 May 2020
The HEROES Act will help bring millions of disconnected people back online in the U.S.

Are Contact-Tracing Apps the Answer? Lessons the US Can Learn From Other Countries

12 May 2020
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Are Contact-Tracing Apps the Answer? Lessons the US Can Learn From Other Countries
12 May 2020
Are Contact-Tracing Apps the Answer? Lessons the US Can Learn From Other Countries
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Privacy protections inadequate in USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020

11 May 2020

Access Now joins a coalition of civil society organizations in calling on the U.S. Senate to improve H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020.

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Privacy protections inadequate in USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020
11 May 2020
Privacy protections inadequate in USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

U.S. Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 data protection bill misses the mark

8 May 2020

Access Now calls on the U.S. Senate to improve the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act.

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U.S. Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 data protection bill misses the mark
8 May 2020
U.S. Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 data protection bill misses the mark
Digital ID Systems

Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?

29 Apr 2020

The ongoing global health crisis has demonstrated with painful clarity the risks posed by digital identity systems that centralize biometric data, health records, and other sensitive personal information. It is essential that governments, development agencies, funders, and all other stakeholders first ask the question #WhyID.

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Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?
29 Apr 2020
Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?

The U.S. FCC surprisingly claims broadband deployment is great amid COVID-19 pandemic

24 Apr 2020

Access Now calls out the U.S. FCC for refusing to acknowledge insufficient broadband deployment.

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The U.S. FCC surprisingly claims broadband deployment is great amid COVID-19 pandemic
24 Apr 2020
The U.S. FCC surprisingly claims broadband deployment is great amid COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. human rights abuses MENA

Thank you for standing up for data protection and democracy in the U.S.!

21 Apr 2020

Access Now delivered over 4,000 signatures on a petition reminding U.S. presidential candidates of the importance of data protection.

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Thank you for standing up for data protection and democracy in the U.S.!
21 Apr 2020
Thank you for standing up for data protection and democracy in the U.S.!

Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis

13 Apr 2020

Join us in demanding that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Congressional leadership expand internet and phone access for those who need it most.

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Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis
13 Apr 2020
Demand U.S. FCC & Congress expand broadband and Lifeline access during COVID-19 crisis
U.S. human rights abuses MENA

U.S. Senate ignores the disconnected in COVID-19 response bill

26 Mar 2020

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.

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U.S. Senate ignores the disconnected in COVID-19 response bill
26 Mar 2020
U.S. Senate ignores the disconnected in COVID-19 response bill