policy
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The Paris Climate Agreement Just Passed A Major Milestone
Good news, Earthlings: The Paris climate agreement had passed a critical milestone toward adoption. At a UN General Assembly meeting in New York this morning, 31 nations officially signed onto the accord, making it very likely that the deal will enter legal force this year.
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Surprise! The NSA Is Still Spying On You
At midnight on Saturday in the US, the US National Security Agency ended one of its most notorious spying programs. This is only a tiny victory. The NSA’s sprawling, inefficient surveillance apparatus is still a privacy threat, to Australians as well as Americans.
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The Bill That Could Vastly Improve America’s Internet Infrastructure
My job depends on the internet. Yours probably does too. But for such a vital technology, the US doesn’t have a solid way to expand its internet infrastructure. Now, a pair of congresspeople — one a Democrat and one a Republican — are proposing a new way to ensure the web’s health.
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Sketchy Kickstarter Campaign Ordered To Pay Back The Donors It Ripped Off
Launching a shitty crowdfunding campaign just got riskier. For the first time, a Kickstarter campaign has been ordered to pay for failing to fulfil promises to its backers.