John Oliver escalated his typical shenanigans on Sunday night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight,” going from poking fun at politicians to outright blackmailing them.
The HBO host used his main segment to educate his audience on “data brokers,” and how they obtain people’s information and online preferences to target them. Oliver spoke about how invasive it can be, and how the only time anything has ever been done about it was back in the 1980s, when a member of Congress was targeted.
When Robert Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court, a reporter was able to obtain Bork’s video rental history from a local store. According to Oliver, Congress “freaked the f–k out” and quickly passed the Video Privacy Protection Act.
“So it seems when Congress’s own privacy is at risk, they somehow find a way to act,” Oliver said. “And it also seems like...
The HBO host used his main segment to educate his audience on “data brokers,” and how they obtain people’s information and online preferences to target them. Oliver spoke about how invasive it can be, and how the only time anything has ever been done about it was back in the 1980s, when a member of Congress was targeted.
When Robert Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court, a reporter was able to obtain Bork’s video rental history from a local store. According to Oliver, Congress “freaked the f–k out” and quickly passed the Video Privacy Protection Act.
“So it seems when Congress’s own privacy is at risk, they somehow find a way to act,” Oliver said. “And it also seems like...
- 4/11/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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