Activist Pledges to Publish Congress’ Browsing History
Comes after House voted to kill Obama administration privacy regulations
The creator of the popular and crass card game Cards Against Humanity pledges to let Congress feel the effects of its vote to repeal a regulation that will allow Internet providers to sell users’ browsing history.
The House voted on Tuesday to kill Obama administration regulations that required Internet service providers to get customers’ explicit permission before it could sell their browsing history to advertisers and other third parties.
Cards Against Humanity co-founder Max Temkin tweeted with a little salty language that he would buy the browser histories of “every congressman and congressional aide” and share it online.
If this shit passes I will buy the browser history of every congressman and congressional aide and publish it. cc @SpeakerRyan https://t.co/cOL3mx6JuG
— Max Temkin (@MaxTemkin) March 27, 2017
Temkin also cautioned against people taking part in crowdfunding campaigns since the data isn’t yet available.
@MaxTemkin guys, there’s not going to be a fucking Kickstarter. If and when the data is available, we’ll buy it and publish it publicly.
— Max Temkin (@MaxTemkin) March 28, 2017
@MaxTemkin also be wary of Kickstarters to buy this data, it doesn’t exist and isn’t for sale yet. Nobody knows what they’re talking about.
— Max Temkin (@MaxTemkin) March 28, 2017
In response to another tweet, Temkin said it would be easy to find IP blocks of members of Congress and staffers.
In February, Temkin sent a copy of his new game “Secret Hitler” to every senator to encourage them to act as a check against President Donald Trump. The game “models the rise of fascism in a democracy,” according to its creator.
