Senate Republicans introduce resolution ensuring ISPs don't need your permission to sell your private data and SSN

[hecep]

@jproffitt71

Why assume the real impact is somewhere between those views? It seems it’s become an official tactic of the TGOP now to assert bald-faced lies about policies, issues, health care, immigration, terrorism, etc. They are acting in extremely bad faith because they just found out they can and I see no reason for this to not be an extension of that.

On the nose.

[Steve_L]

His ISP’s probably going to charge a lot of money for his browsing history. Better crowdfund it, with each contribution of say $10 netting a contributor an electronic copy of the information.

[wrecksdart]

@LordInsidious

Seriously, this is fucking sad only made worse by the people who will support it and then get crewed because of it.

I don’t know–I’m pretty sure there are a lot of Republicans that wouldn’t mind getting crewed.

[coherent_light]

He’s a goddamn Flake.

[blissinfinite67]

Aww f**k, that’s my senator.
I write that fucker every week. I get his newsletter and I can tell you he absolutely doesn’t give one crap about any constituent except his tea-party christians / mormons. He’s a useless rubber stamper of extreme right wing party platform. At least Mccain pretends to be a ‘maverick’ (whatever the hell that means in his world). Flake is a useless shill. Oh, and no townhalls in ‘unsafe’ areas.

[timrowledge]

Why assume the real impact is somewhere between those views?
Exactly. Half-way between right and wrong is still fucking wrong.

[LordInsidious]

Well played, damned typos… Fuck it, I’m sticking with crewed!

[anon62122146]

Could someone with relevant expertise weigh in on whether a VPN will stop this? Are there still ways for your ISP to MITM you?

[iamnoskcaj]

If your DNS requests are also routing over the VPN, then you’re fairly safe from this kind of attack. Of course you’d need a trustworthy VPN provider.

[ficuswhisperer]

@doctorow

Republicans have introduced a resolution that invalidates the old FCC rule and bans the FCC from ever imposing a rule of this nature.

How is this even legal?

[ficuswhisperer]

@Footface

When do we want it!

But her emails!

[monkeybars]

I’m so perplexed about why Tea Partiers and Christians would want these policies. Like is it really “do whatever you want to us as long as you stop abortions and hurt gays”?

[bibliophile20]

@ficuswhisperer

@doctorow

Republicans have introduced a resolution that invalidates the old FCC rule and bans the FCC from ever imposing a rule of this nature.

How is this even legal?

I will make it legal

[bibliophile20]

@monkeybars

I’m so perplexed about why Tea Partiers and Christians would want these policies. Like is it really “do whatever you want to us as long as you stop abortions and hurt gays”?

Pretty much!

[Kimmo]

Reality doesn’t bother those fucken turkeys; it’s tribalism all the way down.

[Footface]

I will put up with anything—anything!—as long as those people suffer.

—Tea Party motto

[jpc2769]

If this passes, let’s start a kickstarter to buy the sensitive information of the children and family members of every senator that sponsored this bill from their ISPs, then publish the information in the most unsavory corners of the internet.