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Your daily reminder that this ruling was that an overreach of power was made by the FCC, not that Republicans are hungry for the blood of orphans. https://www.

Your daily reminder that this ruling was that an overreach of power was made by the FCC, not that Republicans are hungry for the blood of orphans. https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2017/03/30/why-congresss-rejection-of-proposed-fcc-data-rules-will-not-affect-your-privacy-in-the-slightest/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2017/03/30/why-cong... It's still completely worthwhile to have conversations about privacy and what the proper limits of power are for Congress and the FCC here, but we're so deep into 1984 that both sides of the political spectrum are screaming how WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR and your only choice is if you prefer to have always been at war with EASTASIA or OCEANIA.

anonemouse145 10y ago
Lest anyone say this is oversimplified, from Ars: "Republicans argue that the Federal Trade Commission should regulate ISPs' privacy practices instead of the FCC. But the resolution passed today eliminates the FCC's privacy rules without any immediate action to return jurisdiction to the FTC, which is prohibited from regulating common carriers such as ISPs and phone companies." Sure its doublespeak to repeal the FCC side of things and promise FTC protection when you know the FTC has no jurisdiction. It's also ridiculous to say that eliminating an overreach by the FCC (debatable) would be a moral wrong when stood on its own.
fragmede 10y ago
The fact that you call this an overreach belies your party affiliation, and the ulterior motivation behind how your comment is worded. It doesn't matter which party is acting against our interests, we have to fight it. The DMCA was introduced by a Republican, but the president at the time who signed it into law was a Democrat and it's terrible. A younger, less coordinated tech community fought it by lost. SOPA was introduced by a Republican but had numerous sponsors were Democrats. It would have been terrible but it didn't pass (thankfully). We haven't been sold 1984, we've elevated the tribalism of American football to American politics. If you are a Republican, then President Trump can do no wrong, and if you're a Democrat neither could President Obama. The tech that the tech community is responsible for operating doesn't have a party allegiance, but it is run by people that, yes, support the Democrats and their position that orphan-blood-as-youth-serum isn't proven by science and should continue to be illegal, but if the Republicans adopted tech friendly policies over corporate interests then they'd find more support from people in tech sector.

anonemouse145 10y ago

Lest anyone say this is oversimplified, from Ars: "Republicans argue that the Federal Trade Commission should regulate ISPs' privacy practices instead of the FCC. But the resolution passed today eliminates the FCC's privacy rules without any immediate action to return jurisdiction to the FTC, which is prohibited from regulating common carriers such as ISPs and phone companies." Sure its doublespeak to repeal the FCC side of things and promise FTC protection when you know the FTC has no jurisdiction. It's also ridiculous to say that eliminating an overreach by the FCC (debatable) would be a moral wrong when stood on its own.

fragmede 10y ago

The fact that you call this an overreach belies your party affiliation, and the ulterior motivation behind how your comment is worded. It doesn't matter which party is acting against our interests, we have to fight it. The DMCA was introduced by a Republican, but the president at the time who signed it into law was a Democrat and it's terrible. A younger, less coordinated tech community fought it by lost. SOPA was introduced by a Republican but had numerous sponsors were Democrats. It would have been terrible but it didn't pass (thankfully). We haven't been sold 1984, we've elevated the tribalism of American football to American politics. If you are a Republican, then President Trump can do no wrong, and if you're a Democrat neither could President Obama. The tech that the tech community is responsible for operating doesn't have a party allegiance, but it is run by people that, yes, support the Democrats and their position that orphan-blood-as-youth-serum isn't proven by science and should continue to be illegal, but if the Republicans adopted tech friendly policies over corporate interests then they'd find more support from people in tech sector.