• StateScoop, Wednesday, July 5, 2017 4:15 PM

Comcast has donated more than $116,000 to politicians in Illinois this year -- apparently in hopes of killing the pending Right to Know act, which would require Web companies that collect personally identifiable information to disclose their data-sharing practices to users. At least two state lawmakers who received donations from Comcast (or an affiliate) have recently rescinded their support for the measure. Comcast isn't the only Web company to contribute to Illinois politicians this year: Verizon Wireless has donated around $6,500 to politicians in the state while Google has given around $750, according to StateScoop.

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