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Last month, Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that would prevent internet service providers from selling your personal web browsing and app usage data. It was a decision that's unpopular across the country, regardless of party affiliation. If the politicians that voted in favor of the reversal thought no one would notice, there are some big ass signs in their districts that say otherwise.
The internet activists at the non-profit Fight for the Future have crowdfunded four billboards, so far, that shame the members of congress that voted for the repeal. The lawmakers that have the honor of being called out will now have to see their face along the highway when they return home. Those lucky few are Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Rutherford (R-FL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). These four lawmakers accepted a combined $196,905 in campaign contributions from the telecom industry in the last election cycle. Blackburn, in particular, has been a longtime enemy of net neutrality. Just last year, she brought up SOPA and tried to frame it as an initiative that would have increased cybersecurity.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:23PM (5 children)
Oh, I'm sorry, did you miss the implied "Us vs. Them" in the OP's post that I was correcting the definition of "Them" in? I can write up a journal on spotting the blindingly obvious if you think it'd help.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Whoever on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:43PM
Because the Democrats also voted to allow ISPs to sell browsing history..... oh wait, they didn't.
What TMB is trying to do is deflect legitimate criticism of the Republicans by attempting to push a false equivalency.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:18PM (3 children)
Hey, fuckstick, the GOP has complete control over the government. So now they don't get to blame anyone else. "You won, get over it," as it were. Shut your useless corpse-molesting beak with the false equivalencies already; we can ALL see what you're doing.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:50PM (1 child)
While the factual assertion is literally true, the Democrats were also quite corrupt. Just with a slightly different base. The Democrats, after all, gifted us with the DMCA. Written and paid for by MPAA and RIAA lawyers.
Javascript is what you use to allow unknown third parties to run software you have no idea about on your computer.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 07 2017, @06:39PM
Well, yeah, no argument there. I'm an Independent, not a Democrat, I just vote lesser of two evils (which isn't, by the way always Democrat...though nearly always). Still, when the difference is crap pop culture vs healthcare, there's not a hell of a lot of comparison, you know? :/
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday May 08 2017, @01:48AM
Did I say any different? You should try arguing with what I actually say instead of a strawman once in a while.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.