Congressmen love talking about tech companies, yet don't understand how they work

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• Congress has talked a lot about tech companies such as Facebook and Google, particularly concerning data privacy, national security, and election integrity.
• Members of the legislative branch have mentioned major tech companies more than any other type of business enterprise in the last decade, according to a new study.
• Congressmen referenced Facebook over 14,000 times, Google almost 6,000 times, and Apple over 2,200 times. 
• But there's a clear disconnect — many congressmen are over 80 years old and only 16 members of Congress have a background in software or engineering.

All children learn that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. But that hasn't stopped congressmen from talking about Facebook and Google.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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