Gosh, I guess you just can't trust these Republicans to protect your Privacy

[hollywood]

https://www.privateinternetaccess.c...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/34/text

https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-148A1.pdf

In short - the FCC issued new rules last year regarding the privacy of those who are making use of the various internet service providers as to what your ISP could monitor, track and record in regard to your "history" of usage. (Basically, it prevented them from keeping records and tracking your personal usage.) Further, it prevented your ISP from gathering your private information regarding your search history and usage and revealing it (selling it) to anyone else, UNLESS they got your permission to do so first. As you can imagine, no one would willingly give permission to an ISP to track and keep a record of everything they ever looked at on the internet, so it provided some minimal privacy protection for all of us who use the internet.

There is now a Senate Bill, S.J.Res.34, introduced by Sen Flake (R-AZ) and co-sponsored by 23 other Senators (including your beloved Sen. Inhofe) that would repeal the rule.

If it passes, your ISP can spy on you, keep records of your INDIVIDUAL usage of the net, and be perfectly free to share, sell or otherwise disseminate information about your personal usage history as much as they want and there's not a damned thing you can do about it!

Again, is this sort of stuff that you guys voted for or support? (I kind of doubt it)

 

[ThorOdinson13]

This isn't a partisan issue. The invasion of privacy and and expansion of the police state are a bipartisan effort.

 

[anon_xl72qcu5isp39]

This isn't a partisan issue. The invasion of privacy and and expansion of the police state are a bipartisan effort.

Thor i want that to be true. However, i thought i read that every rep voted for it and every dem against it.

 

[hollywood]

Thor,

I agree it's not a "partisan" issue, but quite clearly when ALL the people are backing it are in ONE POLITICAL PARTY, the attack on your privacy is clearly partisan! At least on the part of the 24 Republicans who have signed on to co-sponsor this legislation.

 

[davidallen]

Disclaim partisanship all you want - look at the votes and tell me this isn't the Republican team trying to score every point they can even if it is losing proposition.

 

[ThorOdinson13]

Thor i want that to be true. However, i thought i read that every rep voted for it and every dem against it.

Thor,

I agree it's not a "partisan" issue, but quite clearly when ALL the people are backing it, the attack on your privacy is clearly partisan! At least on the part of the 24 Republicans who have signed on to co-sponsor this legislation.

Right, but it all depends on who's in power. When Democrats are in power the Republicans find a "conscience" to suddenly oppose stuff like this. When Republicans are in power it's the Democrats that pretend to care. It's all just to get votes and power back and it swings with the pendulum.

 

[davidallen]

Right, but it all depends on who's in power. When Democrats are in power the Republicans find a "conscience" to suddenly oppose stuff like this. When Republicans are in power it's the Democrats that pretend to care. It's all just to get votes and power back and it swings with the pendulum.

When was this order enacted, by whom and to what benefit politically? Your theory doesn't line up on this one...

 

[ThorOdinson13]

Disclaim partisanship all you want - look at the votes and tell me this isn't the Republican team trying to score every point they can even if it is losing proposition.

Just like the Democrats did when they had the power. Remember how bad the Patriot Act was right up until they took power?

 

[ThorOdinson13]

When was this order enacted, by whom and to what benefit politically? Your theory doesn't line up on this one...

Yes it does. The Democrats weren't exactly beacons of liberty when they held the majority

 

[squeak]

This is why I'm not a republican. For some reason you libs are still democrats.

 

[anon_xl72qcu5isp39]

Yes it does. The Democrats weren't exactly beacons of liberty when they held the majority

Okay. They didnt do this though. Republicans did. Thats not an opinion either.

 

[hollywood]

Thor,

You can't simply ignore the fact that these policies and rules were put in place (some of them existed prior to these rules being promulgated, but were included so there would be one clear rule) under the FCC which was made up of primarily Obama appointees.

So one side put the policy that protected your privacy in place, and these 24 Senators who want to strip you of your privacy are clearly on the other side.

Again, I will ask one simple question: Which of these 24 Senators are acting on the best interest of the citizens? (and you personally?)

 

[MegaPoke]

https://www.privateinternetaccess.c...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/34/text

https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-148A1.pdf

In short - the FCC issued new rules last year regarding the privacy of those who are making use of the various internet service providers as to what your ISP could monitor, track and record in regard to your "history" of usage. (Basically, it prevented them from keeping records and tracking your personal usage.) Further, it prevented your ISP from gathering your private information regarding your search history and usage and revealing it (selling it) to anyone else, UNLESS they got your permission to do so first. As you can imagine, no one would willingly give permission to an ISP to track and keep a record of everything they ever looked at on the internet, so it provided some minimal privacy protection for all of us who use the internet.

There is now a Senate Bill, S.J.Res.34, introduced by Sen Flake (R-AZ) and co-sponsored by 23 other Senators (including your beloved Sen. Inhofe) that would repeal the rule.

If it passes, your ISP can spy on you, keep records of your INDIVIDUAL usage of the net, and be perfectly free to share, sell or otherwise disseminate information about your personal usage history as much as they want and there's not a damned thing you can do about it!

Again, is this sort of stuff that you guys voted for or support? (I kind of doubt it)

Agreed. Establishment neocon republicans are every bit as untrustworthy and worthless as their left Twix counterparts.

 

[ThorOdinson13]

Sorry guys, engage in all the confirmation bias you wish. The Democrats are just virtue signaling for votes on this matter. They want power back. Both parties are at fault for our current situation.

 

[MegaPoke]

I'm sorry but you three are completely ridiculous in claiming the loss of privacy to be a partisan issue. You are grown men and this partisan vs non partisan bullshit is a fairy tail. It's embarrassing.

I could (but won't) spend the rest of the week posting examples of the legislative hypocrisy (regarding loss of privacy, liberties etc) in this thread by deceitful lawmakers and executives you guys would never criticize.

 

[CBradSmith]

@ThorOdinson13 @MegaPoke being the adults in a thread otherwise filled with childlike minds...which includes me.

 

[Ostatedchi]

Welcome Hollywood to the privacy protection brigade. You've been missed for the last 8 years when this and worse was happening.

You wont find any on here defending this.

 

[JonnyVito]

This is the greatest idea ever I love it and think it is great. Is that what you want Hollywood?