Federal Government of the United States

After the Debt Ceiling, What's Next?

Francine Hardaway | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Social Security, Debt, Social Contract, Congress, United States, Republicans, Credit Rating, Federal Government of the United States, Politics News
Francine Hardaway

Few people are concerned about the elderly, the poor, and the sick. Rather, this debt deal, like everything else, is driven by fear of disturbing the Asian markets. We are worrying about the downgrade, not the citizens

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Feds on Your Friends List

Leslie Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agency, Social Network Service, University of California Berkeley, Law, Facebook, Fbi, Federal Government of the United States, Technology News
Leslie Harris

Because social media is a largely unregulated environment, law enforcement is advancing into the field unchecked. We need to start laying down guidelines for law enforcement access to social networking data.

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Twittering the G20 Iranian Style

Leslie Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Civil Liberties, Iran, Center for Democracy and Technology, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, State Department, Federal Government of the United States, Free Speech, United State, U.S. Government, Twitter, New York, Pittsburgh, Technology News
Leslie Harris

In the wake of protests last week at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, the police arrested a self-professed anarchist for using Twitter to coordinate communications among G20 summit protesters.

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