An Act of Congress

The other day I read in the news where online gaming had been banned by Congress. But it wasn't, not really. What they actually banned was the payment of banks and credit card companies to online gaming companies. As my son always says when faced with a problem that doesn't respond to the first solution, "There's always a back door".

Reminds me of signs I saw years ago while traveling across the US. One read, "It is illegal to pick up hitchikers" while, a thousand miles later a similar sign might read, "It is illegal to hitchike".

"So which is it?" I asked a friend. "Probably depends on where you are and which laws have been broken the most" she said. Makes sense.

If Congress can't cure gambling addictions they'll make it illegal to pay for it. Clever. If you're dumb enough to pick up a stranger on the highway - or ask for a ride from one - they'll protect you from yourself there, too.

There's always a back door.

I'm exploring viable back door options to halt online recordkeeping. Make it illegal to sell records in bulk. Make it illegal to buy records in bulk. Make it illegal to sell records when you've taken an oath to guard them. Or, hold recorders as parties to identity theft, a felony in most states.

My little saint of a grandmother used to warn, "If you can't listen, you'll have to feel", a threat we heeded despite the fact she never once made good on the 'feel' part. On the FindMyID website, David Bloys offers a link for victims of ID Theft to contact attorneys who have settled millions of dollars worth of privacy breach lawsuits. Now there's a group of guys who know how to deliver the 'feel' part.

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated." United States Constitution

Thanks, son. You were right. There's always a back door, whether the sharp sting of lawsuit, loss of election and reputation, or an act of Congress.


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