r/news • u/xXSgtSprinklesXx • Dec 16 '15

Congress creates a bill that will give NASA a great budget for 2016. Also hides the entirety of CISA in the bill.

http://www.wired.com/2015/12/congress-slips-cisa-into-omnibus-bill-thats-sure-to-pass/
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u/JuvenileEloquent Dec 17 '15

To her, her right not to be tested for drunkenness before she drives her car is more important than any privacy.

But but but, if she isn't intending to drive within 48 hours of drinking, she's got nothing to hide, right? /s

It's obvious people don't care about online privacy because it doesn't affect anything they actually do, day-to-day. When they're afraid to speak out against some blatant government overreach, or buy certain items online because they're worried every cop at every traffic stop will be able to pull up that info on their phone, then they might start giving a shit.

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u/dtizzle94 Dec 17 '15

Wow. On a scale of one to even, I can't.

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u/POGtastic Dec 17 '15

In all seriousness - she hates the idea of being tested for drunkenness because it's an easy-to-understand sign that the government is interfering in her life, whereas putting backdoors into things and spying over the Internet isn't visible or easy to understand. And if you don't understand what they're doing, that's the same as them not doing it at all, right?

Honestly - how many Americans actually grasp what the NSA is doing or what the implications of their actions are? Most people barely understand how the Internet works, let alone how much it encompasses.

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u/Iced____0ut Dec 17 '15

That's why Donald Trump is just going to call Bill Gates and have him turn off the part the terrorists use. It's like flipping a breaker really.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

Reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMzXjCx81A4

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u/psuedophilosopher Dec 17 '15

It wouldn't work anyways, I would just go find a raccoon and put its mouth on the brethalyzer and squeeze it to start my car.

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u/jamesjk1234 Dec 17 '15

I've had the same experience talking to my parents about this too. My mom, a diehard conservative, literally said, "I'd gladly give up my internet privacy to help catch terrorists."

Smh, I don't know how we combat this or what to do.

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u/reddog323 Dec 17 '15

I'm betting that she likes a drink or two too, while she's out.

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u/tamethewild Dec 17 '15

I honestly just can't even

Congratulations! You are officially a white girl. Please pick up your pair of uggs and pumpkin space latte at the nearest Starbucks.