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WOW they are discussing the FB trackers now. This may actually get real

• fastball 9y ago
  Yeah, Congresswoman Dingell is laying it down. She even specifically mentioned the Facebook "pixel" in a technically accurate way!
  • scoggs 9y ago
    I'm not sure if she's technically savvy enough to have known that or researched it on her own but if not I'm really glad her interns or subordinates were focused on important talking points that will really help define the problems at hand.
    • Waterluvian 9y ago
      Agreed. Its absolutely not her role to be a specialist. Her role is policy and lawmaking. A good Congressperson would be one who can wield the full force of their team's knowledge and research power.
      • noir_lord 9y ago
        > A good Congressperson would be one who can wield the full force of their team's knowledge and research power. In practice I fear it's more that a 'good' (electable) congressperson is the one who can wield the full force of their lobbiest's knowledge and power. I try hard not to be cynical but as a citizen of the UK the soft control the private sector has over our government is horribly worrying.
  • artursapek 9y ago
    However, she focused on statistics, not intent behind those things - what type of data FB collects and why. She was almost there but sort of wasted the opportunity.
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• jrs235 9y ago
  The carriers and providers, free to collect and sell your data now that the FCC changed regulations and replacement legislation hasn't been passed, don't like competition...