We could give up, or we could step it up.
I’m assuming we all have some about of disposable income when I say this, but we could plan lobby trips to DC. With airfare plus hotel, it would cost each person about $1,500 for a visit to congressional offices and a night stay. We could go to congressional offices as teams and have at least one of us from each district show up. It would send the message that, not only do tech people care about data privacy, but that we’re getting increasingly organized. Politicians will take notice and consider more carefully about bills they support.