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JTFrog

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2. Until what comes around goes around.

Reply to Jonny Appleseed (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 10:22 AM

Mar 2017

I think in the next few weeks there are going to be some folks rethinking their votes on this. If they think they are safe because they passed the bill, they got another thing coming. Their data will also be available to the highest bidders.

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Think about the dystopian scenarios of the government buying our internet histories [View all] Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 OP

That's their whole idea isn't it. caroldansen Mar 2017 #1

Until what comes around goes around. JTFrog Mar 2017 #2

They could sign exclusive contracts with the federal government. Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #4

Doesn't protect them from being hacked. JTFrog Mar 2017 #5

No doubt Johnny2X2X Mar 2017 #3

I think they could do that right now. Hoyt Mar 2017 #6

Well the NSA actually sorta does but they only use it for issues of national security and don't Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #7