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callcallcallon The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections

You can call up their office and thank them. Seriously. Reps need to hear that people stand by their decisions. Also, you can spread the word to friends and family.

callcallcallon The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections

Of course! Sorry I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. I'm just frustrated and doing my best to channel that into action.

callcallcallon The House just voted to wipe out the FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections

Please do not complain into the echo chamber of comments here. Please take a moment to support the EFF, call your representatives, and speak to friends and family.

EFF: https://www.eff.org/ Find your reps: https://tryvoices.com/

callcallcallon Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

This is a good start but we must end the use of State private prisons as well. Do you even know who your state representatives are??

Call your state reps: http://tryvoices.com/

ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/end-prisons-profit

callcallcallon Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming

Trump has an extensive history of using racism to divide people for his own benefit.

callcallcallon EFF Joins Coalition Opposing Dangerous CFAA Bill

Yes! People seem to forget how we defeated SOPA in 2012.

callcallcallon EFF Joins Coalition Opposing Dangerous CFAA Bill

Some ways we can help fight the CFAA bill and support the EFF beyond complaining in HN comments:

Learn: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act

Call your representatives: TryVoices.com

Donate to the EFF: https://supporters.eff.org/donate/

callcallcallon TTIP Leaks

Instead of complaining into the echo chamber of comments, do something actionable and call your representatives, it takes 2 minutes. Cynics will say that calling has no value but they forget how we beat SOPA in 2012 and protected Net Neutrality in 2014

Call your Reps: http://TryVoices.com (it takes 2 minutes)

callcallcallon Feinstein-Burr: The Bill That Bans Your Browser

Instead of complaining into the echo chamber of comments, here are some things you can do to fight back:

Donate to the EFF: https://supporters.eff.org/donate/button

Call your Reps: http://TryVoices.com (it takes 2 minutes)

Petition the President: https://savecrypto.org/

callcallcallon Intelligence Committee Leaders Release Discussion Draft of Encryption Bill

This sounds like a great idea. How do you propose we design a new system that is just?

callcallcallon Intelligence Committee Leaders Release Discussion Draft of Encryption Bill

Having worked in several of these offices, I can assure you there is no "government shit list" for those who call their reps.

callcallcallon Intelligence Committee Leaders Release Discussion Draft of Encryption Bill

In 2014 Americans made over a million public comments to the FCC in support of net neutrality. The FCC sided in favor of net neutrality. [1]

In 2011 Americans made over 8 million phone calls to their representatives in opposition to SOPA/PIPA. The bills were defeated. [2]

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/inside-the-fccs-1-1-million...

[2] http://www.sopastrike.com/numbers

callcallcallon Intelligence Committee Leaders Release Discussion Draft of Encryption Bill

Instead of complaining into the echo chamber of comments, here are some things you can do to fight back:

Donate to the EFF: https://supporters.eff.org/donate/button

Call your Reps: http://TryVoices.com

Petition the President: https://savecrypto.org/

callcallcallon Launching the Electronic Frontier Alliance

Here's some other ways to support:

To donate: https://supporters.eff.org/donate/button

To Learn: https://www.youtube.com/user/EFForg

To call your representatives: http://TryVoices.com

callcallcallon Encryption, Privacy Are Larger Issues Than Fighting Terrorism

Found an easy way to call on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voices-advocacy-tool/id96569...