Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/monopoly-man-returns-to-congress-for-google-ceo-pichais-hearing.html
A person dressed as the iconic character from the game Monopoly appeared sitting in the audience at congress for the House Judiciary Committee hearings with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday.
Ian Madrigal, said that he dressed as the Monopoly Man as a protest of the internet company's alleged inability to protect consumer data.
Madrigal, said in a statement on Twitter that he was holding a "Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card" at the Google hearing. Madrigal is a strategy director for Revolution Messaging, the firm run by Keegan Goudiss, Bernie Sanders' director of digital advertising during the 2016 election.
Madrigal periodically added humor to the stunt by changing the mustache and adding mustaches to his hat.
"We have no say in how Google uses even our most personal data, and the only way to opt out is to boycott the internet itself," Madrigal said in a statement on Twitter. "We can't rely on tech giants to self-regulate. It is past time for Congress to step in and do its job."
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