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: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:20PM (3 children)
It's a false dichotomy. Making the distinction on party is a distraction from the core issue of privileged people doing bad things.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:24PM (2 children)
If privileged people weren't able to get away with doing bad things then they wouldn't be privileged now would they.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @11:27PM (1 child)
It's possible to become privileged without doing really bad things.
However some people can't help themselves being psychopaths.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday May 08 2017, @03:14PM
I will agree that it could be possible that someone could become privileged without doing bad things.
Once someone is privileged, it is impossible for them to not do bad things and become psychopaths from that point on. They can soothe their conscience with charitable foundations and the like. But the things they do to help a few can not make up for the bad things they do that screw over everyone else.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.