You can buy a politician but not there internet search history – PB/TK
$190,000 for nothing? Plan to publish politicians’ internet histories falters – Adam Gabbatt March 30 2017
A fundraising campaign that pledges to purchase Congress members’ internet browsing history has been called into question amid confusion over whether it is actually possible to acquire that data.
Search Internet History was created on 25 March, ahead of the House of Representatives vote to allow internet service providers to sell customers’ browsing data.
The campaign’s GoFundMe effort had raised over $190,000 as of Friday, collecting donations from more than 10,000 people. Search Internet History founder Adam McElhaney wrote that he would purchase “internet histories of all legislators, congressmen, executives and their families” and publish the data on the campaign’s website.
“Everything from their medical, pornographic, to their financial and infidelity,” McElhaney added.
But tech experts and activists are warning people not to donate to Search Internet History – and similar campaigns including Buy Congress’ Internet Data, which has raised $70,000 – as there is no evidence that buying individuals’ search history is possible
Continue to theguardian.com article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/30/gofundme-scam-congress-internet-browser-history
