Is the broadband privacy sky falling? You’d think so if you listen to the apocalyptic tech press or Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey Democrats should get on board with repeal of FCC privacy rules Senate Dems hit FCC chairman on consumer data risks Dems rip Trump administration for revoking Obama’s transgender directive MORE They claim that Republican Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is about to leave consumers totally unprotected from broadband providers who might use information gathered about them. A press call yesterday put out a flurry of mixed metaphors: Republicans want a “black hole” or an “unregulated Wild West” for broadband privacy.