Author Topic: Republican senators vote to remove FCC restrictions on ISPs sharing private data  (Read 2790 times)


Welp, it passed 50-48. It's not completely through yet, but if it doesn't get blocked somewhere else along the way it'll become law and the FCC won't be able to block ISPs from collecting your data and selling it to literally anyone for a profit.

One day you google "alcoholics anonymous phone number" and the next day your life insurance premiums double. Get ready for the future guys, your illusion of privacy (As if they'll actually follow the rules) will come at the price of a 30% opt-out surcharge.

Also, here's a list of all 50 senators who voted for this pile of trash. If they're in your state, please, give them a call and tell them what a crappy decision they've made. It only takes a few seconds to google:

Senator Roberts (R-KS)
Senator Lee (R-UT)
Senator Boozman (R-AR)
Senator Blunt (R-MO)
Senator Crapo (R-ID)
Senator Scott (R-SC)
Senator Cotton (R-AR)
Senator Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Capito (R-WV)
Senator Alexander (R-TN)
Senator Toomey (R-PA)
Senator Perdue (R-GA)
Senator Cochran (R-MS)
Senator Inhofe (R-OK)
Senator Ernst (R-IA)
Senator Lankford (R-OK)
Senator Collins (R-ME)
Senator Sullivan (R-AK)
Senator Thune (R-SD)
Senator McCain (R-AZ)
Senator Graham (R-SC)
Senator Wicker (R-MS)
Senator Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Burr (R-NC)
Senator Hoeven (R-ND)
Senator Tillis (R-NC)
Senator McConnell (R-KY)
Senator Heller (R-NV)
Senator Cruz (R-TX)
Senator Daines (R-MT)
Senator Portman (R-OH)
Senator Murkowsky (R-AK)
Senator Cassidy (R-LA)
Senator Flake (R-AZ)
Senator Johnson (R-WI)
Senator Rubio (R-FL)
Senator Corker (R-TN)
Senator Risch (R-ID)
Senator Gardner (R-CO)
Senator Young (R-IN)
Senator Barasso (R-WY)
Senator Moran (R-KS)
Senator Cornyn (R-TX)
Senator Enzi (R-WY)
Senator Kennedy (R-LA)
Senator Shelby (R-AL)
Senator Rounds (R-SD)

Senator Roberts (R-KS)
Senator Lee (R-UT)
Senator Boozman (R-AR)
Senator Blunt (R-MO)
Senator Crapo (R-ID)
Senator Scott (R-SC)
Senator Cotton (R-AR)
Senator Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Capito (R-WV)
Senator Alexander (R-TN)
Senator Toomey (R-PA)
Senator Perdue (R-GA)
Senator Cochran (R-MS)
Senator Inhofe (R-OK)
Senator Ernst (R-IA)
Senator Lankford (R-OK)
Senator Collins (R-ME)
Senator Sullivan (R-AK)
Senator Thune (R-SD)
Senator McCain (R-AZ)
Senator Graham (R-SC)
Senator Wicker (R-MS)
Senator Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Burr (R-NC)
Senator Hoeven (R-ND)
Senator Tillis (R-NC)
Senator McConnell (R-KY)
Senator Heller (R-NV)
Senator Cruz (R-TX)
Senator Daines (R-MT)
Senator Portman (R-OH)
Senator Murkowsky (R-AK)
Senator Cassidy (R-LA)
Senator Flake (R-AZ)
Senator Johnson (R-WI)
Senator Rubio (R-FL)
Senator Corker (R-TN)
Senator Risch (R-ID)
Senator Gardner (R-CO)
Senator Young (R-IN)
Senator Barasso (R-WY)
Senator Moran (R-KS)
Senator Cornyn (R-TX)
Senator Enzi (R-WY)
Senator Kennedy (R-LA)
Senator Shelby (R-AL)
Senator Rounds (R-SD)
oh ew what the forget
also yea gotta side with democrats you shouldn't be able to sell private info even tho amazon and others aggregate your data to advertisers plus scumbag corporations (Comcast) will def sell them

H3H3 made a FANTASTIC video on this exact subject:
https://youtu.be/eU3WlB15FQY

Give it a watch.

After that, you can help make sure this doesn't pass the house. It's super, super simple to get the name of your representatives.
Just go to this website: http://www.house.gov/htbin/findrep and enter in your zip code.
It'll give you a list of your representatives. Shoot them an email or give them a call, doesn't matter which. Say that you're one of their constituents and that you urge them to oppose the CRA resolution to kill the FCC's privacy rules.
Be polite, but firm about it. I can't make it clear enough how much this helps.

Half the people on this forum live in blue states

There's a few Texans here IIRC

There's a few Texans here IIRC

several.

what the forget is this stupid literal big brother bullstuff cuckery

yet another reason to use a VPN

except they can now put a warrant out on you for using a vpn or a proxy. the whole thing's forgeted

except they can now put a warrant out on you for using a vpn or a proxy. the whole thing's forgeted
W(hat)

except they can now put a warrant out on you for using a vpn or a proxy. the whole thing's forgeted
Is that part of this deregulation or has it happened separately?

Is that part of this deregulation or has it happened separately?

separate incident last year i think. i remember making a thread about it

separate incident last year i think. i remember making a thread about it
What are you talking about?

Matthew for the next four years are you going to blindly back the gop

Matthew for the next four years are you going to blindly back the gop
No, really havent truly been, most of the time my "pro-party" stances in posts are ironic or satirical, usually.

But still, im not finding anything about VPNs being illegal in the US.

What are you talking about?

goddammit i can't even find my own thread on it

it's not that vpns and proxies are illegal, they just count as something that can be used against you now