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The Senate just voted to undo landmark rules covering your Internet privacy
U.S. senators voted 50 to 48 to approve a joint resolution from Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules from going into effect. The resolution also would bar the FCC from ever enacting similar consumer protections. It now heads to the House.
takyon: Also at NPR, The Hill, Reuters, Ars Technica, and EFF.
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Senate Votes Against FCC Internet Privacy Rules
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(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 26 2017, @07:39PM (1 child)
Y'know what I hate?
Articles that "report" on a piece of legislation AND DON'T MENTION THE GODDAMNED TRACKING NUMBER.
The item here is Senate Joint Resolution 34 for the 115th Congress.
Knowing THAT, you can find out -specifically- who voted which way.
S.J. Res 34 voting results [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [votesmart.org]
Note how the vote is along strict party lines.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @09:27PM
The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them [theverge.com]
Note that it costs as little as $500 to buy a vote these days ($1000 in the senate).
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