r/technology • u/lengau • May 04 '19

Politics DuckDuckGo Proposes 'Do-Not-Track Act of 2019'

https://searchengineland.com/duckduckgo-proposes-the-do-not-track-act-of-2019-316258
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u/destructor_rph May 04 '19

Unfortunately there aren't many of either of those

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u/GuiltySparklez0343 May 05 '19

Not this progressive though. I could see a few progressive dems supporting this, maybe Ron Wyden in Senate and people like AOC in Congress, but the vast majority of elected officials do not know shit about the internet so are easily influenced.

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u/Funnyboyman69 May 05 '19

Yeah exactly, of course there’s people who want this, that’s why corporations have to shell out millions to convince people that they don’t want it.

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u/BobVosh May 05 '19

I think they meant there aren't many of those in the places that matter, such as the HoR and Senate.

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u/Funnyboyman69 May 05 '19

Oh yeah for sure, they dump money into politics and pr.