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Apparently this passed the senate today. How do we allow this? How do we allow uneducated, old senators vote for technological issues? They don't know how computers or the internet work. I am noticing this more and more. Technology related laws and issues are being written or compared to old laws from the early 1900s because of the constitution or whatever...but they don't actually apply. But then you get fucked.

Someone posted a comment asking about what if they sell your medical research history? If you started to research a lot about cancer symptoms...what if insurance companies can now buy this information off of the Internet Service Providers? They aren't protected by HIPPA laws. Then all of a sudden you might have "pre-existing conditions".



And the ages of the senators who voted yes:

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That's a lot of :rage: and :disappoint: right there.

These are the types of people who said that the internet is "a series of tubes" :rolleyes:
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nuggstein wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:13 pm Apparently this passed the senate today. How do we allow this? How do we allow uneducated, old senators vote for anything, especially things that don't impact them?
FTFY



But for real, I can't believe something like this passed. Let's give the ISP monopolies even more power! Seems logical.
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Nothing new, repubs put corporations above people. The fucktards in the house will pass it too, hopefully the Cheeto in charge will veto but I have my doubts.
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Also fuck Rand Paul. Co sponsors the bill then doesn't vote and lets his party continue to run wild
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dtraill27 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:08 am Also fuck Rand Paul. Co sponsors the bill then doesn't vote and lets his party continue to run wild
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cite your sources
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Jaxper wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:04 am
nuggstein wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:13 pm Apparently this passed the senate today. How do we allow this? How do we allow uneducated, old senators vote for anything, especially things that don't impact them?
FTFY



But for real, I can't believe something like this passed. Let's give the ISP monopolies even more power! Seems logical.
It's absolutely absurd that these rules and laws pass. I can't comprehend it.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:13 am
dtraill27 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:08 am Also fuck Rand Paul. Co sponsors the bill then doesn't vote and lets his party continue to run wild
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cite your sources
1 of 23 co sponsors
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/201 ... sing-data/

Abstains from voting
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ ... vote=00094
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nuggstein wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:13 am
Jaxper wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:04 am

FTFY



But for real, I can't believe something like this passed. Let's give the ISP monopolies even more power! Seems logical.
It's absolutely absurd that these rules and laws pass. I can't comprehend it.
It's not hard to comprehend. Corporations spend millions lobbying for this shit and the Republicunts eat it up. Party over country.
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dtraill27 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:17 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:13 am

:wtf:

cite your sources
1 of 23 co sponsors
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/201 ... sing-data/

Abstains from voting
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ ... vote=00094
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ISPs paid a bunch for this and got their way. Awesome.

This country... :|
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I am :disappoint: but not surprised.

How many city council meetings have you attended to voice your opinions and beliefs at the local level, :crang: ?

You are responsible for this type of behavior that trickles upward from local. Most people don't care about anything other than what trump does, and that means that these politicians have way too much leeway and freedom to do shit like this.

Blame the senators, but blame yourself too. I blame myself in that same statement too, I know I'm not as involved as I should be.
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nuggstein wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:13 pm Apparently this passed the senate today. How do we allow this? How do we allow uneducated, old senators vote for technological issues? They don't know how computers or the internet work. I am noticing this more and more. Technology related laws and issues are being written or compared to old laws from the early 1900s because of the constitution or whatever...but they don't actually apply. But then you get fucked.

Someone posted a comment asking about what if they sell your medical research history? If you started to research a lot about cancer symptoms...what if insurance companies can now buy this information off of the Internet Service Providers? They aren't protected by HIPPA laws. Then all of a sudden you might have "pre-existing conditions".



And the ages of the senators who voted yes:

All you information is already sold by companies like Google/Facebook. They ruthlessly track everything you type into your browser or even your texts. Where you go what you buy etc.

It is fucking :disgust:
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max225 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:54 pm
nuggstein wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:13 pm Apparently this passed the senate today. How do we allow this? How do we allow uneducated, old senators vote for technological issues? They don't know how computers or the internet work. I am noticing this more and more. Technology related laws and issues are being written or compared to old laws from the early 1900s because of the constitution or whatever...but they don't actually apply. But then you get fucked.

Someone posted a comment asking about what if they sell your medical research history? If you started to research a lot about cancer symptoms...what if insurance companies can now buy this information off of the Internet Service Providers? They aren't protected by HIPPA laws. Then all of a sudden you might have "pre-existing conditions".



And the ages of the senators who voted yes:

All you information is already sold by companies like Google/Facebook. They ruthlessly track everything you type into your browser or even your texts. Where you go what you buy etc.

It is fucking :disgust:
:word: I'll google something on my laptop and home, check instagram on my phone 2 minutes later, and SURPRISE!!!! there's an ad for whatever I just googled in my instagram feed.
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SAWCE wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:24 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:54 pm

All you information is already sold by companies like Google/Facebook. They ruthlessly track everything you type into your browser or even your texts. Where you go what you buy etc.

It is fucking :disgust:
:word: I'll google something on my laptop and home, check instagram on my phone 2 minutes later, and SURPRISE!!!! there's an ad for whatever I just googled in my instagram feed.
My roommate and I were talking about pillows, and he mentioned the "My Pillow" pillow. A few minutes later...an advertisement for the "My Pillow" pillow was playing on the television.

Coincidence? I don't think so. Our phones are constantly listening, watching, and seeing. As are most devices hooked up to the internet. I've seen new a prompt on my Vizio TV that I had to disable, that they were going to start tracking whatever was being displayed on the TV.
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razr390 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:29 pm I am :disappoint: but not surprised.

How many city council meetings have you attended to voice your opinions and beliefs at the local level, :crang: ?

You are responsible for this type of behavior that trickles upward from local. Most people don't care about anything other than what trump does, and that means that these politicians have way too much leeway and freedom to do shit like this.

Blame the senators, but blame yourself too. I blame myself in that same statement too, I know I'm not as involved as I should be.

lol opinions < $millions in contributions
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dtraill27 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:42 pm
razr390 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:29 pm I am :disappoint: but not surprised.

How many city council meetings have you attended to voice your opinions and beliefs at the local level, :crang: ?

You are responsible for this type of behavior that trickles upward from local. Most people don't care about anything other than what trump does, and that means that these politicians have way too much leeway and freedom to do shit like this.

Blame the senators, but blame yourself too. I blame myself in that same statement too, I know I'm not as involved as I should be.

lol opinions < $millions in contributions
:dat:

We can voice our opinion all we want, but the $ is always going to speak louder.
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SAWCE wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:43 pm
dtraill27 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:42 pm


lol opinions < $millions in contributions
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We can voice our opinion all we want, but the $ is always going to speak louder.
:dat:
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SAWCE wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:43 pm
dtraill27 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:42 pm


lol opinions < $millions in contributions
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We can voice our opinion all we want, but the $ is always going to speak louder.
:rolleyes:

Elections speak louder than money. Money only speaks when they're already in power.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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razr390 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:47 pm
SAWCE wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:43 pm

:dat:

We can voice our opinion all we want, but the $ is always going to speak louder.
:rolleyes:

Elections speak louder than money. Money only speaks when they're already in power.
It doesn't matter who gets elected. They'll bow to the bribes of the lobbyists :doom:
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:20 am
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razr390 wrote:
SAWCE wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:43 pm :dat:

We can voice our opinion all we want, but the $ is always going to speak louder.
:rolleyes:

Elections speak louder than money. Money only speaks when they're already in power.
It takes money to win elections...
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Passed the house yesterday. On to cheeto benito.


Oh yeah the rep that introduced the bill in the house has received over 600k from communications lobbyists
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max225 wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:54 pm
nuggstein wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:13 pm Apparently this passed the senate today. How do we allow this? How do we allow uneducated, old senators vote for technological issues? They don't know how computers or the internet work. I am noticing this more and more. Technology related laws and issues are being written or compared to old laws from the early 1900s because of the constitution or whatever...but they don't actually apply. But then you get fucked.

Someone posted a comment asking about what if they sell your medical research history? If you started to research a lot about cancer symptoms...what if insurance companies can now buy this information off of the Internet Service Providers? They aren't protected by HIPPA laws. Then all of a sudden you might have "pre-existing conditions".



And the ages of the senators who voted yes:

All you information is already sold by companies like Google/Facebook. They ruthlessly track everything you type into your browser or even your texts. Where you go what you buy etc.

It is fucking :disgust:
yeah, but what if insurance companies can now buy this informaton. all of a sudden you have pre-existing conditions for researching a lot of about cancer or something.
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whelp, it's been signed!

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