Experts criticize West Virginia’s plan for smartphone voting ~tech security Article 788 words 13 votes
The federal government's My Health Record system is capable of storing genomic information, which could turbocharge medical research but has intensified privacy and security fears ~health healthcare Article 737 words 5 votes
Ontario PC voter worried about family's future without basic income pilot ~life Article 827 words 13 votes
The Federal Government will change the law to reassure Australians their privacy will be protected in the My Health Record system ~health healthcare Article 856 words 4 votes
As Carr fire kills two in California, firefighters reflect on a job now ‘twice as violent’ ~enviro Article 1747 words 1 vote
Polish government might prosecute people who fly LGBT white eagle flag for desecrating a national symbol ~lgbt Article 363 words 10 votes
Koala group to take Queensland government to court over 'politically sanctioned extinction' ~enviro Article 691 words 4 votes
New Vermont legalization law sparks 'gift' delivery service ~news usa.vt law politics.usa Article 337 words 4 votes
David Davis brands use of child spies ‘morally repugnant’ – Theresa May’s spokeswoman defends practice revealed by House of Lords committee ~news united kingdom politics Article 775 words 8 votes
Australian governments concede Great Barrier Reef headed for 'collapse' ~enviro climate change Article 13 votes
‘I can’t afford that’: A viral tweet shows why we need Medicare for all ~health healthcare Article 928 words 34 votes
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan names son-in-law as treasury and finance minister ~finance economics Article 92 words 10 votes
Poland purges Supreme Court, and protesters take to streets ~news politics poland Article 1585 words 10 votes
Australian states and retail chains ban single-use plastic bags ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 425 words 16 votes
Poland's supreme court constitutional crisis approaches a standoff. The government’s attempt to lower the mandatory retirement age of judges is due to come into effect this week ~news poland politics law Article 932 words 8 votes
When should a tech company refuse to build tools for the government? ~tech Article 1062 words 9 votes
Official near-earth object plan will look into nuking asteroids and other 'planetary defense missions' ~space Article 870 words 5 votes
Massachussetts renewable energy bill clears Senate ~enviro energy.renewable Article 550 words 8 votes
Australia to force tech companies to allow government access to encrypted messages ~tech privacy Article 289 words, published Jun 6 2018 13 votes
Homeowners opposed to the NDP school-tax surcharge once again held a rally before a housing town hall organized by Vancouver-Point Grey MLA David Eby on Monday. ~finance Article 649 words 4 votes
US primary election results thread ~news usa.ca usa.nj usa.mi usa.ia usa.al usa.nm usa.mt usa.sd politics.usa Article 295 words 7 votes
How a Hacker Proved Cops Used a Secret Government Phone Tracker to Find Him ~comp privacy Article 4015 words 4 votes
How a hacker proved cops used a secret government phone tracker to find him ~tech privacy Article 4015 words 14 votes
Campaign to have Aboriginal flag fly on Sydney Harbour Bridge heats up ~news politics australia.nsw.sydney Article 7 votes
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne acknowledges election is lost, urges voters to ensure NDP or PC minority ~news canada.on politics Article 1012 words 9 votes
Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax 'to stop gossip' ~tech facebook social media Article 482 words 5 votes
California Senate defies AT&T, votes for strict net neutrality rules ~tech internet Article 595 words 19 votes
‘We'll find you and hang you': Russian bloggers threatened for their efforts at doxxing pro-government Cossacks ~misc Article 1187 words 4 votes
This bot is posting the Alabama Constitution on Twitter one tweet at a time. It's the longest constitution in the world. It will be done fall of next year. ~tech social media Tweet @ala_const: the longest constitution in the ENTIRE world... 10 votes
New York State to join California enacting strict net neutrality legislation ~tech Article 470 words 7 votes