Feinstein was the head of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition under Obama, a period during which tech anti-trust scrutiny was especially lax. On matters of anti-trust specifically and platform privacy generally she is not the politician who would make the hypothesized deal.
You’re splitting hairs.
Feinstein was mostly alone in her convictions but not completely.
Again:
> In the United States, there is effectively nobody in this position. The committee hearings on anti-trust and encryption have little overlap between interested parties or ideology.
> there is effectively nobody in this position.
Wrong. There are people and Feinstein is a great example of someone who worked quite hard to kill encryption while also being on various committees handling anti-trust.
If her anti-encryption bill passed or if she was able to push through some anti-trust through the Judiciary committee she would brag about it in her reelection campaign.
Feinstein is perfect model for someone who would gladly tout her legacy while on the judiciary committee and equally her accomplishments on a national security subcommittee.
You are wrong sir, now tuck your tail and go away. I’m done wasting my time with you. But now I know you quite well, you are a narcissist and you have to have the final word. So go ahead and prove me right…
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