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    US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet

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    • travisdh1T
      travisdh1 @coliver
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      @coliver said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

      @travisdh1 said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

      @ChrisL said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

      So I assume that this guy still uses a paper filing system, a full filing cabinet, communicates ONLY via letter or telephone, has never bought anything online, and still drives a covered wagon...

      He's a congresscritter, what else do you expect? Seems like a lot of them think a horse'n'buggy is a good transportation method.

      This goes into the corrupt vs. incompetent conversation.

      The answer to that would be: Yes.

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      • dafyreD
        dafyre @travisdh1
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        @travisdh1 said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

        @coliver said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

        @travisdh1 said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

        @ChrisL said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

        So I assume that this guy still uses a paper filing system, a full filing cabinet, communicates ONLY via letter or telephone, has never bought anything online, and still drives a covered wagon...

        He's a congresscritter, what else do you expect? Seems like a lot of them think a horse'n'buggy is a good transportation method.

        This goes into the corrupt vs. incompetent conversation.

        The answer to that would be: Yes.

        AKA... E) All of the Above.

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        • ChrisLC
          ChrisL
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          All it cost ISPs was $30,000 for ol Jimbo to feel this way...

          http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp-web-browsing-privacy-fire-sale

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @ChrisL
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            @ChrisL said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

            All it cost ISPs was $30,000 for ol Jimbo to feel this way...

            http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp-web-browsing-privacy-fire-sale

            It's always shocking how little it takes to get American politicians in your pocket.

            Youtube Video

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            • guyinpvG
              guyinpv @ChrisL
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              @ChrisL said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

              So I assume that this guy still uses a paper filing system, a full filing cabinet, communicates ONLY via letter or telephone, has never bought anything online, and still drives a covered wagon...

              It occurs to me that none of those things are actually secure at all.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @guyinpv
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                @guyinpv said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                @ChrisL said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                So I assume that this guy still uses a paper filing system, a full filing cabinet, communicates ONLY via letter or telephone, has never bought anything online, and still drives a covered wagon...

                It occurs to me that none of those things are actually secure at all.

                The digital world is actually quite a bit more secure than the one that it replaced. In most cases.

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                • ChrisLC
                  ChrisL @guyinpv
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                  @guyinpv said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                  @ChrisL said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                  So I assume that this guy still uses a paper filing system, a full filing cabinet, communicates ONLY via letter or telephone, has never bought anything online, and still drives a covered wagon...

                  It occurs to me that none of those things are actually secure at all.

                  I don't think they care about "security", as much as they care about "making it harder to figure out the terrible stuff we're doing."

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                  • momurdaM
                    momurda
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                    In Sensenbrenner's head this makes sense because he doesnt need to use the internet. At all. He tells his servants to gather all information he needs, print it out, order his food, buy shit for his family, post garbage on twitter or facebook, read his emails.

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                    • TeleFoxT
                      TeleFox
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                      Vote this guy out...

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                      • NerdyDadN
                        NerdyDad
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                        This is to the likeness of saying that "we don't need air because nobody breathes".

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @TeleFox
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                          @TeleFox said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                          Vote this guy out...

                          Unlikely, but I wish.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @TeleFox
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                            @TeleFox said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                            Vote this guy out...

                            Problem is, only people in his local, backwards district get to vote on him and they probably like what he is saying.

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver @TeleFox
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                              @TeleFox said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                              Vote this guy out...

                              Incumbents generally don't lose in the US.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                @coliver said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                @TeleFox said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                Vote this guy out...

                                Incumbents generally don't lose in the US.

                                One of the reasons that some agencies rank certain US regions are non-democracy. There are guidelines for "opportunity to replace an incumbent" or something like that and if incumbents can't be replaced, the system is considered to be less free.

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                                • coliverC
                                  coliver @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                  @coliver said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                  @TeleFox said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                  Vote this guy out...

                                  Incumbents generally don't lose in the US.

                                  One of the reasons that some agencies rank certain US regions are non-democracy. There are guidelines for "opportunity to replace an incumbent" or something like that and if incumbents can't be replaced, the system is considered to be less free.

                                  Yep don't doubt that. One of the reasons North Carolina and Upstate NY are less then democracies.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                    @coliver said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                    @coliver said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                    @TeleFox said in US Lawmaker States that Privacy Doesn't Matter Because No One Has to Use the Internet:

                                    Vote this guy out...

                                    Incumbents generally don't lose in the US.

                                    One of the reasons that some agencies rank certain US regions are non-democracy. There are guidelines for "opportunity to replace an incumbent" or something like that and if incumbents can't be replaced, the system is considered to be less free.

                                    Yep don't doubt that. One of the reasons North Carolina and Upstate NY are less then democracies.

                                    NC is ranked the least. Upstate is ranked one of the best. Upstate is misleading because it is a small region in a big pool. NC as an entire state can't replace people. Upstate as a REGION doesn't get to override the general population. Not comparable issues.

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