Trump wants to see your internet browsing history

Trump No. 59: US civil rights group Demand Progress reports: Three days ago, major internet companies and associations sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other members of the House of Representatives. The letter was signed by Mozilla Corporation, Engine, i2Coalition, Patreon, Reddit, Inc., Reform Government Surveillance (which includes Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Snap Inc., Twitter, and Verizon Media).

The House of Representatives is on the verge of passing a bill that could allow the Trump administration to spy on Americans' web browsing history without a warrant.

Demand Progress activists forced the House to consider language blocking Trump from abusing our web history—but we have only hours to make sure it’s included in the final bill.

We’re leading a broad, bipartisan coalition of organizations and businesses fighting to pass an amendment to block Trump and future presidents from spying on our internet browsing history - and the key vote could happen as soon as tomorrow.

Here’s the situation: Right now, Congress is debating reauthorization of the Patriot Act, the notorious law passed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks that allowed sweeping violations of our personal privacy.

Now Trump not only wants the law renewed - he wants to make sure it can be used to spy on your internet browsing history without a warrant.

The government can figure out someone’s most private and personal secrets by looking at their interest browsing and search history. Your health problems, political beliefs, financial issues - all of it would be an open book to the government if they get access to your internet browsing history.

Just think what the Trump administration would do if it could gain access to the internet browsing history of his political opponents. He’s already used the power of his office to try to blackmail a foreign government into digging up dirt on Joe Biden. That’s why he was impeached.

Further more the Trump administration could build an enemies list of activists working against his reelection.

Read more https://mailchi.mp/demandprogress/support-grows-for-speaker-pelosi-to-back-patriot-act-amendment
and https://thehill.com/policy/technology/499267-house-to-consider-amendment-blocking-warrantless-web-browsing-surveillance

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