Sentence examples for citizens conversations from inspiring English sources

Indeed, Mr Plasterk said that the NSA revelations had forced him to go on television in order to counter popular anger at the inaccurate impression that the Dutch security services were breaking the law by collecting bulk transmissions of citizens' conversations.

Of course, it's worth pointing out that the choice to use the Snowden situation as the basis for this particular study could be flawed – after all, social platforms, including Facebook, were implicated as being among the places the government tapped to listen in on citizens' conversations.

Freedom and the Rule of Law: In the wake of 9/11 the Bush Administration detained U.S. citizens indefinitely without charges, eavesdropped on citizens' conversations without warrants, spied on domestic antiwar groups and otherwise subverted the most hallowed tents of the U.S. Constitution.

This philosopher, as he is portrayed in the books of his disciple Plato, frequented the agora – the market and main public gathering place of Athens – engaging fellow citizens in conversation.

On March 4th the White House endorsed a petition to abolish rules that prevent mobile-phone users from moving their handset between operators, even when their contracts have expired.Macon Phillips, the White House digital director, says citizens appreciate conversation with their governments, even when their petitions do not change policy.

We present a series of situated and temporary pop-up interventions deployed in public spaces that demonstrate the use of participatory technologies for engaging citizens in localised conversations.

Via their smartphones, citizens could have "conversations" with postboxes, lamp posts, bins and bollards, and listen to those of others.

They are able to give direct feedback to them in the form of conversations, citizens' advocacy groups, or in severe cases, social ostracism.

Through this conversation, citizens can come to an agreement about what procedure, action, or policy will best produce the public good.

Its public schools excel, its citizens sparkle in conversation (a third of them have advanced degrees), and its ranch houses sell for an average of $1.3 million, nearly triple the price in surrounding Contra Costa County.

Regular in-depth conversations with citizens are a better way to gauge sentiment than polls based on quick reactions to yes-or-no questions.