'Cards Against Humanity' Creator Vows To Buy And Publish Congress's Internet History
By Mustafa GatollariUpdated Nov. 9 2018, 3:52 p.m. ET
Many Americans are understandably upset that state representatives voted against net neutrality, effectively allowing Internet Service Providers (like Time Warner Cable, Comcast, etc.) to sell our private data off to whichever company wants to buy it.
Adding insult to injury is just how little some of the representatives had donated to them from the ISPs to fork over our personal data. The Verge posted a handy-dandy list of all 265 representatives and the amount of money they sold away our private information to corporations for. You can check it out here.
People were alarmed that the bill would pass, like "Cards Against Humanity" creator Max Temkin.
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, 2017Temkin vowed on Twitter that if the anti-net neutrality bill was passed that he would personally buy the private browsing history of each and every Congress person and Congressional aide who voted for the bill and publish it online for the entire world to see. You know, so they would know what it feels like to have their personal data auctioned off like that.
Now that the bill has passed, Temkin promised people he'll use his personal wealth to do it and warns against crowdfunding campaigns.
@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, 2017The only obstacle now is to find out how he could buy the data, but it seems like it's something he's seriously pursuing.
@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@MaxTemkin more seriously: how do you tie a specific IP to a congressman? Selling history is different than ID'ing it, no?
— nick kokonas (@nickkokonas) March 28, 2017@nickkokonas IP blocks of congressmen and congressional staffers are known, see @congressedits
— Max Temkin (@MaxTemkin) March 28, 2017Some people are pointing out that certain members of Congress have a lot to be afraid of.
Congress voted to allow your internet provider to sell your browser history. Long story short, goodbye sweet internet.
— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) March 29, 2017Do you think Temkin is making the right decision? Or is there a better way to get his point across?
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