Brexit Officially Starts

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(03-29-2017, 05:48 PM)Benton Wrote: The general public recommending the leadership of the FCC, Fed and other positions requiring a high degree of specialized knowledge makes as much sense as choosing your cardiologist by walking through the mall and taking a poll. You're going to get a couple qualified names that are top of mind, and a lot of people who are going to kill you.

Perhaps a bit of a point there, but at the very least there could be some kind of like.. quarterly/bi-yearly/yearly survey style votes on what people want to happen with the FCC rather than an appointed person deciding for you everything you get to see/hear/etc.

Granted, I am also just kind of pissed off about the recent decision by the House/Senate/Trump to do away with the scant rights protections that people have for their data. Used to be (as least technically) ISPs weren't allowed to sell your internet data (browsing history, searches, social media stuff, etc) without your consent. Even that bit of paper-thin protection is gone now. Now VPNs are going to pretty much become a requirement if you don't want 5,000 ads targeted to every facet of your life pounding down on you.