Ep. 22 - What Do You Mean, EARNIT?

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 1 p.m.

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Welcome back to Frown Town! In this episode, Vee and J talk about the EARNIT act and the damage it would do to your right to privacy.

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Relevant Links:

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Actual Bill:
\\nhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3398/text
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\\nArticle about harm to LGTBQ+ Sex Workers and marginalized communities
\\nhttps://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/7/01/vulnerable-lgbtq-sex-workers-targeted-again-politicians
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\\nArticle about how how EARNIT threatens privacy, freedom of expression and security
\\nhttps://cdt.org/insights/privacy-free-expression-and-security-threatened-by-graham-proposal/
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\\n"The Small Business Administration experienced a data breach of the personal and financial information of nearly 8,000 small business owners who had applied for economic injury disaster loans. The SBA became aware of the breach around March 25, less than two weeks after applications opened."
\\nhttps://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-earn-it-act-is-a-disaster-amid-the-covid-19-crisis/
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\\nRight to Privacy in the United States
\\nhttp://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/rightofprivacy.html
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Stop EARNIT
\\nhttps://prostasia.org/campaign/stop-earnit/

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Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury for our intro! Their bandcamp: https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/track/fcon

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