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PolitiHacks Digest – 3 June 2013

These folks want your support: Tech helping Sacramento—Requesting proposals for how tech could drive innovation in government Lincoln Labs—Local to the Bay Area? Check out this politically-themed hackathon FixTheDMCA—Own your cellphone by patching the law that restricts you to borrowing … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 28 May 2013 – What’s next for the immigration bill, startup visa?

Reading List—Theme: Immigration Reform Politico: LATISM & iMarch partnership—Latins In Social Media (LATISM) and Mayor Bloomberg’s March for Innovation (iMarch) partnered up to drive social media activity into the iMarch, which saw 30k+ actions taken over social media. Senators take to … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 20 May 2013

These folks want your support: #iMarch—The last few days to get involved: Fix immigration for startups on May 22 with Brad Feld and former Governor Schwarzenegger FixTheDMCA—New cellphone unlocking bill introduced, getting ready to move forward, and we need your help; … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 13 May 2013 – Can we turn a successful White House petition on cellphone unlocking into an actual law?

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups on May 22 with Brad Feld; now’s the time FixTheDMCA—New cellphone unlocking bill introduced, getting ready to move forward, and we need your help; join YC, reddit, EFF, and others. Got … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 6 May 2013 – Should tech companies be fined for blocking chat surveillance?

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups with Mayor Bloomberg and Brad Feld CISPA Letter—We can have privacy and security both, says DuckDuckGo Got a cause you want to share? Tell me. Reading List—Theme: Open Internet CNET: US Gov’t … Continue reading

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PolitiHacks Digest – 29 April 2013 – Immigration and Startup Visa: The Legislative Grind Ahead

These folks want your support: #iMarch—Fix immigration for startups with Mayor Bloomberg and Brad Feld CISPA Letter—We can have privacy and security both, says DuckDuckGo Got a cause you want to share? Tell me. Reading List—Theme: Political Process Eric Redman’s The Dance … Continue reading

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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 – 8 April 2013 – Annual H-1B cap reached within days, SEC greenlights AngelList & FundersClub

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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