Category Archives: PolitiHacks Digest

PolitiHacks Digest – 22 April 2013 – Want to learn how we get a startup visa win?

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups with Mayor Bloomberg and Brad Feld Fix the DMCA—Own your electronics, legalize cellphone unlocking Women In Tech—Crowdsourced book on struggles of women founders Fix the CFAA—Beat back a bad proposal to … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 15 April 2013 – CISPA vote, H-1B visa lottery, and JOBS 2.0

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups with Mayor Bloomberg and Brad Feld Fix the DMCA—Own your electronics, legalize cellphone unlocking More privacy protections in CISPA—Protecting against black hat network intrusions shouldn’t mean trashing privacy protections Women In … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 1 April 2013 – Immigration reform (maybe Startup Visa?) approaches

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups with Mayor Bloomberg and Brad Feld Fix the DMCA—Own your electronics, legalize cellphone unlocking More privacy protections in CISPA—Protecting against black hat network intrusions shouldn’t mean trashing privacy protections Women In … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest 3/25

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups with Mayor Bloomberg and Brad Feld Fix the DMCA—Own your electronics, legalize cellphone unlocking More privacy protections in CISPA—Protecting against black hat network intrusions shouldn’t mean trashing privacy protections Got a … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest: Week of 3-18

“What is it that we’re doing to make sure that we raise the baseline cybersecurity level of that part of our infrastructure that if something bad happened to it in cyberspace, something really bad happens in real space?“ Michael Daniel, … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest: Week of 11 March

“I am certain that these [immigration reform] efforts, including the creation of a Startup Visa category, Will send a signal to the World that our country is not only “open for business” but also very eager to welcome highly skilled … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest: Week of 4 March

“We really want the [startup] visa done. But we can still join in coalition with labor, with immigrants rights groups, with others. If we link arms, we’ll have a better chance of getting this done.” Emily Lam, Silicon Valley Leadership … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest: Week of 25 February

“Like it or not, the U.S. is in a global competition for the best and brightest. For the first time, immigrants have choices, including going to the many countries other than the U.S. that value them.” L. Gordon Crovitz, Wall Street … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest: Week of 18 February

“And real reform means fixing the legal immigration system to cut waiting periods and attract the highly-skilled entrepreneurs and engineers that will help create jobs and grow our economy.” President Obama, State of the Union Three Things You Need to Know: … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest Week of 2-11

What’s Going On in DC:  CISPA is back: A debate over security vs. privacy Should companies be allowed to violate user privacy agreements when cooperating with government agencies fighting hackers, often directed by other countries? CISPA says yes Last year’s debate … Continue reading

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