Lawmakers caved to lobbyists, disappointed rep says. The power of corporate lobbyists. Source: Tennessee kills muni-broadband expansion bill after AT&T opposition | Ars Technica Additional reading: AT&T, Comcast Kill Local Gigabit Expansion Plans … Continue reading Tennessee kills free city-wide gigabit Internet after AT&T opposition

The felony charge relate to a woman who first met Dunnings at his office in 2010 when she was seeking help with her child custody battle. After meeting twice for lunch, Dunnings … Continue reading Michigan anti-prostitution prosecutor charged with repeatedly paying for sex

North Carolina’s new voter ID law goes into effect for the first time during the March 15 primary, and 218,000 registered voters do not have an acceptable form of government-issued ID now … Continue reading North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Block 218,000 Registered Voters From the Polls

  Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat and other companies are said to be in the process of making their apps more secure as a direct result of the FBI’s public battle with Apple. For … Continue reading FBI fight over iPhone becoming FBI’s worst nightmare

Just last month, the world met an 86-year-old Republican woman who would not be able to vote in North Carolina’s election because the state’s new voter ID law doesn’t accommodate the discrepancy … Continue reading NC’s new voter ID law sows chaos for students: ‘I don’t even know if my vote counts’

A Sanders-Trump switch may be far-fetched, but negative views of Hillary Clinton has some voters weighing their options in Guardian call-out The “Anti-Establishment” sentiment that attracts Bernie Sanders voters is a big … Continue reading Bernie Sanders voters who would choose Trump over Clinton

If one California lawmaker has his way, Sunday’s daylight saving time would be the last time residents would have to wind their clocks forward or backward. Assemblyman Kansen Chu, D- San Jose… … Continue reading California Lawmaker Calls for End to Time Change

We have to be careful because this is how a police state develops. Continue reading Surprise! NSA data will soon routinely be used for domestic policing that has nothing to do with terrorism 

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“If, technologically, it is possible to make an impenetrable device or system, where the encryption is so strong that there is no key, there is no door at all, then how do … Continue reading Obama, at South by Southwest, Calls for Law Enforcement Access in Encryption Fight

Rat-adorned walls, carefully restored for exhibition, and other works come to Art Miami New York. Source: A Collection of Rare Banksy Works Goes on Display in New York | The Creators Project Continue reading A Collection of Rare Banksy Works on Display in NY

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