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Companies Respond to Al Franken about CarrierIQ
- hastur 15y agoIt's absolutely awesome that he questioned them in such detail. So far I've had mixed feelings about Franken's performance as the defender of electronic rights of citizens, but I have to admit, he picked up the ball here. (Or maybe someone smart on his staff. ;)
- waffle_ss 15y agoI'll add to your cognitive dissonance by mentioning that he's a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act.
- Bud 15y agoI think Al's heart is absolutely in the right place. He didn't have all of this mastered when he took office, but he's learning fast and he seems to be doing more things right than anyone else in the Senate that I can think of, on these issues and on various other issues pertaining to citizens' rights.
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- pasbesoin 15y agoOT, I was surprised to learn the other day that Franken is one of the sponsors of PIPA, the Senate's counter-part to SOPA. One of a few things I've noticed over the last year-plus that make it pretty clear that (even) Franken is a mixed bag and not entirely the/a "technologist's" friend. Let me see... reference: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111203/00494716961/some-data-how-much-big-media-firms-are-donating-to-sopapipa-sponsors.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111203/00494716961/some-d... Over the years, I've learned to "idolize" very few people, and only with a lot of consideration. My immediate example aside, Franken's political/Senate career is simply too short to be the basis for such strong feeling. Look at Obama. Many people "idolized" him (including, apparently, "a bunch of Norwegians") and are feeling a keen disappointment. P.S. I wasn't too surprised, though. Continuing into his Senate career, Franken's had strong ties with the entertainment industry.