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Congress sold us out

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 8:07 pm
by Pigeon
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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.

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Re: Congress sold us out

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 8:50 pm
by Royal

Re: Congress sold us out

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:42 pm
by Pigeon
Looks like you've been young in Texas.

Wasn't familiar with that song.

Re: Congress sold us out

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 11:13 pm
by Pigeon

Re: Congress sold us out

Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 10:39 pm
by Royal

Five Ways Cybersecurity Will Suffer If Congress Repeals the FCC Privacy Rules
By Peter Eckersley and Jeremy Gillula. March 26, 2017

Risk #1: Snooping On Traffic (And Creating New Targets for Hackers)

Risk #2: Erasing Encryption (And Making it Easier for Hackers to Spy On You)

Risk #3: Inserting Ads Into Your Browsing (And Opening Holes In Your Browsing Security)

Risk #4: Zombie Supercookies (Allowing Hackers to Track You Wherever You Go)

Risk #5: Spyware (Which Opens the Door for Malware)

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/03/f ... vacy-rules


Re: Congress sold us out

Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 4:53 am
by Royal