Petition articles

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  Yahoo fought back against 'unconstitutional' government order before joining PRISM: NYT

  By Sam Byford on June 14, 2013 12:33 am + 36 comments

  Yahoo failed to overturn a government order in a court dispute that ultimately led the company to Continue reading…

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  White House responds to petition against CISPA, calls for new bill that 'protects privacy'

  By Carl Franzen on April 30, 2013 05:08 pm + 17 comments

  The White House has finally responded to a petition on its website signed by over 100,000 web users Continue reading…

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  Petition calling for Verizon to drop contracts gains momentum

  By Matt Brian on April 19, 2013 06:50 am + 66 comments

  A petition asking Verizon to follow the lead of its smaller rival T-Mobile in cutting mobile Continue reading…

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  White House must now respond to CISPA protest petition, 100,000 signatures reached

  By Carl Franzen on March 13, 2013 03:27 pm + 17 comments

  The White House must issue a public statement on the controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA now that Continue reading…

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  White House says 'it's time to legalize cell phone unlocking' in official petition response

  By Chris Welch on March 4, 2013 01:13 pm + 111 comments

  The White House has just issued its official response to a petition calling for President Barack Continue reading…

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  Petition asking Obama to legalize cellphone unlocking will get White House response

  By Chris Welch on February 21, 2013 10:58 am + 86 comments

  A petition pleading for President Barack Obama to push back on a decision that made unlocking Continue reading…

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  Petition to fire Aaron Swartz prosecutor reaches threshold for White House response

  By Sam Byford on February 12, 2013 07:44 pm + 90 comments

  The White House must reply to an online petition requesting the removal of Assistant U.S. Attorney Continue reading…

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  After Death Star and deportation petitions, White House raises signature threshold to 100,000

  By Sam Byford on January 16, 2013 12:53 am + 93 comments

  The White House's We the People tool, which mandates an official response to any online petition Continue reading…

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  White House politely declines Death Star petition, citing $850 quadrillion cost

  By Tom Warren on January 11, 2013 09:40 pm + 174 comments

  If you were one of over 30,000 individuals who requested the US government to secure funding for the Continue reading…

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  Anonymous petitions the White House to make DDoS attacks a legal form of protesting

  By Ben Kersey on January 9, 2013 05:14 pm + 63 comments

  Anonymous has set up a WhiteHouse.gov online petition to try and make distributed denial of service Continue reading…