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Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 16:37:36 UTC Electronic Frontier Foundation

Rather than focusing on only some companies, Congress should pass legislation that makes Americans’ data safe no matter what platform it’s on—TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, or anywhere else that’s profiting from our private information. https://act.eff.org/action/stop-the-restrict-act-and-pass-real-privacy-legislation
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  Stop the Restrict Act and Pass Real Privacy Legislation
  
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  Under the guise of curbing data collection by foreign governments, the RESTRICT Act (Senate Bill 686) would set the stage for a restriction on the use of TikTok, but not do nearly enough to truly protect our private information. Due to undefined mitigation measures coupled with a vague enforcement provision, the bill could also criminalize common practices like using a VPN or side-loading to install a prohibited app. There are legitimate data privacy concerns about social media platforms, but this bill is a distraction from real progress on privacy. Tell Congress to stop giving more power to the Administration under the guise of undefined and unspecified “national security threats” and instead to focus on comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation that will have a real impact. Our data must be protected no matter what platform it’s on—TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, or anywhere else that’s profiting from our private information. This would also limit the availability of this data to foreign adversaries.
- Darwin Woodka (darwinwoodka@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 17:18:22 UTC Darwin Woodka
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  @eff everyone should own their own data and be able to charge these companies for its use
  
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- briantn@mastodon.social's status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 21:14:01 UTC briantn
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  @eff THIS!
  
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- The Mïghty Kräcken (klaxun@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 02-Apr-2023 02:51:29 UTC The Mïghty Kräcken
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  @eff The Right to Privacy was the foundation of Roe v Wade. The Scotus claimed that right had a shaky foundation in law, which is why they were able to overturn it. A robust law to codify that right would solve the abortion issue as well as ensure data privacy for Americans.
  
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- dr. woolie (wooliex@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 02-Apr-2023 20:04:12 UTC dr. woolie
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  @eff yes, and also ban TikTok outright too.
  
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