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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWant an eye-opener as to how Repukes stand vis-a-vis business/consumer issues
"Republicans in Congress just voted to reverse a landmark FCC privacy rule that opens the door for ISPs to sell customer data. Lawmakers provided no credible reason for this being in the interest of Americans, except for vague platitudes about consumer choice and free markets, as if consumers at the mercy of their local internet monopoly are craving to have their web history quietly sold to marketers and any other 3rd party willing to pay.
The only people who seem to want this are the people who are going to make lots of money from it. (Hint: they work for companies like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T.) Incidentally, these people and their companies routinely give lots of money to members of Congress.
...here is a list of the lawmakers who voted to betray you, and how much money they received from the telecom industry in their most recent election cycle"
As you go down the list of money they received , note the party affiliation - STRICKLY REPUBLICAN
https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp-web-browsing-privacy-fire-sale
vlyons
(10,252 posts)we are potential profit centers.
Submariner
(12,503 posts)in Senate, House and White House and publish it weekly on DU. Especially from the porn heavy red states.
packman
(16,296 posts)Let the dog bite them
Demsrule86
(68,539 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)are going to the ISP who guarantees my privacy
and will not remarket MY data.