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1. Huh, what?

Reply to FLPanhandle (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2016, 10:08 AM

Jan 2016

Democracy for New Yorkers just got a little bit easier, and it couldn't come at a more crucial juncture.

A proposed bill in New York aims to require that all smartphones sold in the state can be decrypted or unlocked by law enforcement. The bill, currently in the senate's committee stage, must pass through both New York's state senate and assembly in order to become law.

How does the first sentence jibe with the second?

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As New York looks to ban encrypted smartphones, here's what you can do [View all] FLPanhandle Jan 2016 OP

Huh, what? -none Jan 2016 #1

First sentence alludes to the new voting feature for citizens to voice their opinion. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #3

Buy a smartphone Downwinder Jan 2016 #2

Pick up cigs while you're there, as well. Wilms Jan 2016 #4

What's next? Jerry442 Jan 2016 #5

What's that Franklin quote? hobbit709 Jan 2016 #6