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> Who knows when The Eye will glare your way? It never will - Franken loses his chairmanship of the committee come January when the Republicans take power, whi
by w4 12y ago
> Who knows when The Eye will glare your way?
It never will - Franken loses his chairmanship of the committee come January when the Republicans take power, which only serves to highlight that this "investigation" is merely him pandering to his constituency on his way out.
- waterlesscloud 12y agoThe subcommittee, which is specifically tasked with looking at tech privacy issues, isn't going away.
- revscat 12y agoNo, but it will certainly be rendered useless by a majority party which believes government should have no meaningful say in any decisions made by businesses.
- somebehemoth 12y agoFranken has been consistent in his support of privacy. Last year, he wrote to Tim Cook requesting clarification of Touch ID's details of implementation: http://www.franken.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2562 http://www.franken.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2562 "... that this "investigation" is merely him pandering to his constituency on his way out." An alternative, and more likely, explanation is that he is just being consistent in representing his constituency throughout his career.