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John Oliver Blackmails Congress with Their Own Digital Data

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Re: John Oliver Blackmails Congress with Their Own Digital Data

#11

Don't worry, Congress will pass a law that makes releasing such data of a current or former member of Congress illegal. Everyone else? Can't be bothered.

Similar to when the independent in the UK asked for Theresa May's search history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-w...

Re: John Oliver Blackmails Congress with Their Own Digital Data

#12

Don't worry, Congress will pass a law that makes releasing such data of a current or former member of Congress illegal. Everyone else? Can't be bothered.

That’s probably already covered under some “national security” catch-all somewhere.

Re: John Oliver Blackmails Congress with Their Own Digital Data

#13

Where would someone start if they wanted to embarrass some public officials of their own? How much would it cost?

Facebook is a good place to start. This is how it works on your roommate:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17112559

Re: John Oliver Blackmails Congress with Their Own Digital Data

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I'm not sure that i would consider what John Oliver is doing as blackmail. I'll leave that for others to opine...but damn, i really like this because my hope is that it might lead to some positive legislative work. If we fast-forward to the future, and it *DOES* pan out to some good that gets legislated, it would be somewhat sad...Sad because it would mean that using logic, reason, etc. failed to get legislation, and…

Then one could also say, they only thing that worked was educating members of congress. I'd say he is forcing them to consider another perspective, in the hope they learn something.

You might be right! Either way, I sure hope they learn something, and better that they do something!
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