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The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by Melk »

pedalpete wrote: post #4

There are two sides to the 'value' equation here. The telecoms can now sell your data, but that also means that somebody needs to be buying it on the other end. This campaign does a great job of calling out Senators who sold out their voters. I'd like to see us also call out the companies that buy the data from the telecoms. Just because it is legal, doesn't mean it is right. I'm not sure how one would track down who…

Politicians are our representatives, not corporations. If you want to shame people for not doing the right thing you would need to become a priest.

Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by [deleted] »

pedalpete wrote: post #4

There are two sides to the 'value' equation here. The telecoms can now sell your data, but that also means that somebody needs to be buying it on the other end. This campaign does a great job of calling out Senators who sold out their voters. I'd like to see us also call out the companies that buy the data from the telecoms. Just because it is legal, doesn't mean it is right. I'm not sure how one would track down who…

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Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by monochromatic »

Kurtz79 wrote: post #5

Off topic, but such a crass title makes me instantly disinterested in whatever the article has to say, even if I'm likely to agree with its content. Is this really the new normal for websites ?

Gizmodo is awful.

Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by jle17 »

ingenuous2 wrote: post #3

I am so conflicted. At my core, I believe everyone, regardless of affiliation or beliefs has a right to online privacy. On the other, man do I freaking wish that one of the big porn sites would put up a billboard with the (private) sexual fetishes of these specific elected officials. Edit: I would wish more for the latter if I thought it would change anything.

I don't see those views as conflicting. Everyone has a fundamental right to privacy, but one's rights end when stomping on those of others.

Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by glubGlub »

And nothing changes.

They were unrecognizable nobodies before, and now they are unrecognizable nobodies with more money. They will become unrecognizable nobodies again, next week, or next month, or next year, and move right along with the rest of their lives.

Conceptually, this is how legislation works. You start with politicians no one cares about, and you end with politicians no one cares about selling you out, because most of what they do is boring.

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Post by rlpb »

ingenuous2 wrote: post #3

I am so conflicted. At my core, I believe everyone, regardless of affiliation or beliefs has a right to online privacy. On the other, man do I freaking wish that one of the big porn sites would put up a billboard with the (private) sexual fetishes of these specific elected officials. Edit: I would wish more for the latter if I thought it would change anything.

I think it's fair to say that a politician who votes away online privacy for everyone has explicitly waived his or her own personal right to that online privacy.

Everyone else may have personal views that are not reflected by the law. That's a good reason to not make them suffer for the sake of it just because of what the law says.

Politicians have the power to directly vote for or against laws. They are the only people to whom this caveat does not apply.

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Post by pharrlax »

Kurtz79 wrote: post #5

Off topic, but such a crass title makes me instantly disinterested in whatever the article has to say, even if I'm likely to agree with its content. Is this really the new normal for websites ?

It's Gawker. Crass is their whole shtick.

Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by andybak »

test1235 wrote: post #9
Kurtz79 wrote: post #5

Off topic, but such a crass title makes me instantly disinterested in whatever the article has to say, even if I'm likely to agree with its content. Is this really the new normal for websites ?

Agreed. Immaturity isn't something to strive for, or be proud of. It's something I've seen far too much of in recent years of politics.

I'm British and I think that swearing enriches language when used judiciously.

Also - expressing emotion and anger is valuable when the situation calls for it. Personally I would have considered something stronger than 'turd' in this case.

Oh. Here's Hitchens saying "Fuck" a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO129-RfhVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1fmWVECUI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB_dgqy6l4k

Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by pharrlax »

ingenuous2 wrote: post #3

I am so conflicted. At my core, I believe everyone, regardless of affiliation or beliefs has a right to online privacy. On the other, man do I freaking wish that one of the big porn sites would put up a billboard with the (private) sexual fetishes of these specific elected officials. Edit: I would wish more for the latter if I thought it would change anything.

You know what would be even better?

An electronic billboard, where the private sexual fetishes of 1 random constituent are publicly displayed, next to their name. A new unlucky constituent is randomly chosen and displayed every day. At the bottom, a bold red banner reads, "[REPRESENTATIVE NAME] TOOK $XX,XXX FROM THE CABLE INDUSTRY, THEN VOTED TO LET THIS HAPPEN."

Re: The Turds Who Voted to Sell Out Your Online Privacy Get Their Faces Plastered

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Post by salesguy222 »

Kurtz79 wrote: post #5

Off topic, but such a crass title makes me instantly disinterested in whatever the article has to say, even if I'm likely to agree with its content. Is this really the new normal for websites ?

There is no nobility in being reserved anymore.

Furthermore, the way these lawmakers treat us is the only crass thing occuring.

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