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Mayor Bloomberg, of New York City, wants to ban the sell of large sodas and other sugary drinks. The article talks about how if the government can stop the sell of sodas, then what's next, limiting food portions, and meals sold in grocery stores. Thaler an author on these issues, stated that a better way to handle these situations is to nudge people in another direction, like offering kids fruits and veggies in the cafeterias.

Big companies such as AT&T, Facebook, Google and Verizon are selling consumer personal data information. Such items as your locations from your phones to what apps you use are being noted big these comes.

In Venice, CA. an owner of a farmers market was arrested for selling unpasteurized goat's milk and cheese to an undercover agent. The farmers market is a private club that only sells to members and personal freedom is in question when an owner can't sell healthy homegrown fares to private members.

Non-religious view on the morality of prostitution and why it should not be allowed.  The argument is made by Scott A. Anderson and the article is written by Austin Cline.  Good overview of Anderson's argument

Private companies are using tracking devices and selling information to other companies and even law enforcement. It then gets into your privacy should be "justified". There are a couple of links that lead to other pages, one of which tell how we leave behind trails of information with sites that we visit.

Some freedoms may come at the expense of others. It is being said now, by ATF and federal law, that anyone who is known to be using or addicted to any drug that is illegal under federal, not state law, cannot purchase a weapon. This includes individuals who are medicinally using marijuana. Laws are still unclear as to what the consequences are for not admitting to using the drug when purchasing a weapon.

This article covers laws that have gone into effect such as not being able to sell the chemicals the kids are using to make bath salts. It also covers a the law that first time DUI offenders will only have a breathalizer on their vehicles for 6 months now instead of 1 year.

The government needs search warrants to obtain information on you. The internet stores your information and willingly sells it to companies.

I have heard it all now. This article talks about the fact that you need a permit to have a garage sale. On top of the permit you need to pay a fine. For what? you have to pay to sell your own stuff.

Economic freedom is the freedom to produce, sell and use your own resources. It affects every part of our lives and has a way of being measured.

The Google Drive cloud storage service launched yesterday to much fanfare, but as with any new Google product, there are important questions about how the company will actually use personal data uploaded to the system. Google sells ads against your data, after all, and the more data you give the company, the more opportunity it has to screw up.

Individuals should be able to consume as much soda as they want. I think that there should be more education about how drinking soda in excess can lead to obesity. Maybe warning labels on soda to remind people of the effects of drinking sugary beverages. I think it is then up to each individual to make the decision of how much soda they consume.

I total understand the ban, since most Americans don't pay attention to the main ingredient in soda which is "high fructose corn syrup". Research has shown high fructose corn syrup is as addictive as cocaine yet there are no laws regulating the use and quantity of it in food and beverages. High consumption of high fructose corn syrup has been proven to cause obesity and diabetes. There's not enough public education regarding this ingredient to enable consumers to make intelligent choices when consuming beverages and lobbyist lobby the government to make sure it stays this way.

I think this ban is ridiculous controlling the amount of soda and sweetened drinks people consume is wrong. Although sugary drinks can be detrimental to health, people have the right to control and live their own lives according to what they think is best. I like how this article has statistics and shows how many people don't agree with this outrageous ban.

Police raided a Michigan Marijuana dispensaries on suspicions of not following the state guidelines. Protesters stated to gather at the dispensaries claiming that there are sick people who need their medicine. Texas state law does not allow people to sell pot to each other even though over 99,000 people have a state issued medical marijuana card.

This link is about how even the freedom to sell on our own property has been taken away and we must pay a fee for garage sales.

This NY Times article talks about how more and more towns were beginning to regulate garage sales. The wanted to require a license/permit in order to have garage sales. This would generate revenue for the towns by requiring a fee in order to obtain the permit.

This article explains how in Alabama it is illegal to sell vibrators. Restricting the right to purchase private memorabilia is against the personal freedoms we all have.

The author(s) of this article does a good job pointing out how the media portrays women and the stereotype they try to make them fit. They talk about how the media appeals to overweight women in an effort to sell diet products and on the contrary how these media types cause women to be depressed and cause other eating disorders. There is also lots of information about how other countries portray and regulate how women are portrayed in the media.

Some school districs are selling students information. This not only is a privacy issue but it can also become dangerous.

This article is split half and half. They have proven a lot of legit reasons as to why prostitution should be legalized, but many people feel so strongly against it at the same time.

First, nice one Phebs. Now when it comes to this it should definetly be illegal, because it only leads to more problems.

I think it should remain illegal because it could lead to legalization of pimping and prostitution rings. The dirtbags who are willing to sell women for their bodies deserve to rot in jail. Even if prostitution became legal there would still be jerkoffs who won't want to follow the state regulated standards put in place.

Provides tips on how to be safe on the web as well as security threats and info graphics. Takes on the approach of protection from hackers and outside sources that you control. Sells a product.

As we all know, Planned Parenthood is at risk of losing funding due to an undercover act by a man named David Daleiden. As the on going investigation of Daleiden calmes that Planned Parenthood illegally selling fetal tissue, a Huston grand jury was cleared of any wrong doing, on the 23rd of November, 2015. What some or all may not know is that Planned Parenthood has filed a federal lawsuit stating that it was an act of "illegal secret recording and trespassing, mail fraud, and invasion of privacy". Although many may argue that Daleiden was only exercising our first Amendment right.