14 Things That Happened The Last Time Congress Addressed Email Privacy

The last time Congress considered privacy for email was in 1986, before most of us even had email. Now there’s a push to change that. To find out how you can help update email privacy laws, visit www.vanishingrights.com.

1. Mark Zuckerberg was two years old.

And no one had even abandoned MySpace yet. Because it didn't exist.

2. Mike Tyson was winning his first boxing title.

And no one had heard his rendition of "In the Air Tonight." Or seen him bite off an ear.

3. Kirk Cameron was stealing our hearts on Growing Pains.

And Leonardo DiCaprio was, apparently, in an awkward "bowl-haircut" phase.

4. Tom Cruise was making us feel the “need…the need for speed.”

Back before "Maverick" meant the 2008 dream team, John McCain and Sarah Palin.

5. Zach Morris was still three years away from making us swoon.

Jessie hadn't yet discovered the effects of caffeine pills and little Zach had yet to tote around a cell phone big enough to sag his pants.

6. Oprah was merely beginning her quest for daytime talk show domination.

Entire audiences went without cars, running suits, or trips to Australia.

7. Bill Buckner was making every Boston Red Sox fan weep like a baby.

Admit it, it was just as sad as when your childhood best friend moved away.

8. Whitney Houston was still wondering, “How Will I Know?”

Rest in peace, you sweet dreamer. And may we never know the return of that hairstyle.

9. Lindsay Lohan made her entrance into the world.

And she was still twenty years away from rehab and her OWN reality show.

10. We were all enthusiastically sporting Cosby sweaters.

Unironically.

11. Tony Danza had us asking, “Who’s the Boss?”

The television show, Community, recently proved that the boss was, indeed, Angela. But if we'd known that, we wouldn't have those classic memories of Tony Danza.

12. David Hasselhoff was stunning us with his rugged good looks and talking car on Knight Rider.

And it hadn't yet occurred to him to run to the rescue in a red Speedo bottom.

13. We were all cuddling our Pound Puppies.

You can still remember the theme song.

14. We were all hanging with Ferris Bueller on his day off.

You've never truly lived until you've hacked into the school's rudimentary computer system, which was not even invented when Congress determined how much privacy you have in your electronic communications.