Nonilex , to random
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, leaders nearing deal on landmark bill

The expected agreement vaults closer to a historic deal lawmakers have sought for decades

The leaders of 2 key congressional cmtes are nearing an agreement on a national framework aimed at protecting ’ personal online, a significant milestone that could put lawmakers closer than ever to passing a that has eluded them for decades….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/05/federal-privacy-internet-congress/

Nonilex OP ,
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The tentative deal is expected to broker a compromise between congressional & by preempting state laws & creating a mechanism to let individuals sue companies that violate their , the person said. Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) & Sen Maria Cantwell (D), the chairs of the & Commerce Cmte & the Cmte, respectively, are expected to announce the deal next wk.

DavidBHimself , to random

That's it. They did it.

Those extremist idiots who hate and will attack everyone and anyone who doesn't think like them are giving us a bad name on BlueSky, Reddit, and beyond (wait a couple of days for the tech press to bash us once again)

You know who I'm talking about. The ones who want to dictate how the Fediverse should be managed even though they don't understand the first thing about federation (do they even know that Mastodon is not the same thing as the Fediverse?)

Spoiler alert: the whole Fediverse is based on opt-out. Privacy is almost non-existent here.

The ones who confuse Mark Zuckerberg with its users. The ones who hate BlueSky for no reason whatsoever, but they sure hate it.

The ones who want the Fediverse to be a closed space where only they decide who is allowed to communicate with whom.

I'm really really mad at them right now.

The damage they're doing to all of us is big, believe me.
The worst part? I'm sure they enjoy it, as their goal is to turn as many people away from the Fediverse as possible, most of us (the sane users) included.

DavidBHimself , to random

The most important lesson, I've ever learned about online privacy is this one:

If you want something to be private online, don't put it online in the first place.

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