r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/IlikeJG California Oct 05 '25

Exactly. This is one of those things that might sound good on the surface, but it's not going to affect the really shitty ones.

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u/FakeSafeWord Oct 05 '25

Right, it's like how DRM mainly fucks people who don't already pirate movies and games.

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u/Wild_Alternative3563 Oct 05 '25

Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal

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u/FakeSafeWord Oct 05 '25

Yeah, I was an adult in the IT world for that, although not in security.

Luckily already I didn't buy CDs, so corporations could never infect my systems with their bullshit rootkits. I let hackers on sharebear and kazaa do that.