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date: '2017-04-14'
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title: Don't like systematic privacy violations? Stop using the internet
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tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
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**[Via Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/dont-like-privacy-violations-dont-use-the-internet-gop-lawmaker-says):**
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> That's when Sensenbrenner said, "Nobody's got to use the Internet." He praised ISPs for "invest[ing] an awful lot of money in having almost universal service now." He then said, "I don't think it's my job to tell you that you cannot get advertising for your information being sold. My job, I think, is to tell you that you have the opportunity to do it, and then you take it upon yourself to make the choice."
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We desperately need to stop electing officials that have no understanding of the impact of the legislation they help pass.<!-- excerpt -->
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