ACLU calls on House to revive measure blocking warrantless web browsing surveillance

[ramen]

Source: The Hill

"The legislation hands the government power for warrantless collection of Americand' web browsing and internet searches, as well as other private information, without having to demonstratw that those Americans have done anything wrong, or even were in contact with anyone suspected of wrongdoing." -Wyden

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/497829-aclu-calls-on-house-to-revive-amendment-blocking-warrantless-web-browsing

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This is a mess. Both of my senators, who are both Democrats and with whose votes I typically agree, voted to allow the government to aift through anybody's internet history for no reason and with no limits. Why on earth would any Democrat do that?

[msongs]

1. shame on senate dems for allowing this (did not vote yes on amendment) nt

[ramen]

4. I don't understand it. Several of the senators who allowed this to go down

are good and reasonable people who I would not have expected to sell out our privacy like this. Am I misunderstanding the significance of this? It seems like they just gave the federal government the key to every American's internet use. That has some profound implications for political internet use, obviously..

[NotHardly]

7. Unlike Bernie Sanders who could not even be bothered to show the Ff**k up

Must be nice to be a pretend democrat who can keep the campaign money, go on tours to listen to himself be celebrated by the bros... just can't seem to show up to do his real actual job

[EllieBC]

2. It's for your own good though!

They’re keeping you safe. Remember Patriot Act?

[ramen]

5. Boy do I.. nt

[alwaysinasnit]

3. K&R Thanks for posting.

[NotHardly]

6. And just where in the hell was the "wonderful" Bernie during the votes??? Absent again, absent again

[ramen]

8. I also don't understand that.. of all the votes for him to miss,

this was a bad one.

[mvd]

9. Yeah, this is the worst time to pass more surveillance

Whitehouse had the lamest excuse when he said he trusted the government more than Google. The same government that has Trump and Barr?

Also, love Bernie but hope he has a good excuse for missing the vote.