RantCrush Top 5: March 31, 2017

The CEO of the super popular card game Cards Against Humanity has promised to buy the entire congressional browsing history, if the bill that would remove internet privacy protections becomes law. A lot of people were into the idea:

@MaxTemkin @EricaJMonroe @SpeakerRyan Are we crowdfunding this? Because I’m in.

— Deanna Raybourn (@deannaraybourn) March 28, 2017

On Tuesday, Congress sent the proposed legislation to the president, who is expected to sign it. The new law would allow internet providers to use their customers’ personal information and browsing history to target ads or sell the information to marketers and other companies. They could also monitor internet users’ online behavior and would not be required to safeguard against hackers.

But would buying that browser history even be possible? Even if Cards Against Humanity couldn’t buy the actual browsing history, many people would probably love to see it.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.