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Internet users raise funds to buy lawmakers' browsing histories in protest
THE HILL ^ | 03/30/2017 | PAULINA FIROZI

Posted on 03/30/2017 7:32:46 AM PDT by MilesVeritatis

Internet users are fighting back after Congress voted to block Obama-era internet privacy protections.

Two fundraising campaigns have so far raised more than $215,000 to purchase and reveal lawmakers' browsing histories.

Actor Misha Collins, the star of television show “Supernatural,” has raised more than $63,000 on his GoFundMe page. More than 3,000 people have donated to the page, which has a goal of $500 million.

“Great news! The House just voted to pass SJR34. We will finally be able to buy the browser history of all the Congresspeople who voted to sell our data and privacy without our consent!” he wrote on the fundraising page.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: browsinghistories; congress; fcc; internet; internetlaw; isp; isplaw
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To: proust

and Donald is expected to sign it


21 posted on 03/30/2017 9:56:21 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: raybbr
Yeah, reading TOS’s is a waste of time.

Mommy government, please fix a problem that's not really a problem because reading is tough... Google and Facebook told me to say that.

22 posted on 03/30/2017 10:18:01 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: MilesVeritatis

Bump for later reading.


23 posted on 03/30/2017 4:24:51 PM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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