The Restless Ones is a weekly podcast from CNN Tech. This week, Jarrett Bellini talks with Code for America about its new text-message scam project. The group tried to get the word out ahead of time and was intentional about what it looked like. There are some extra bureaucratic hurdles that they had to step through to be able to keep data secure.
Millions of Americans depend on public assistance programs to help pay for food and make ends meet. But it’s not always easy for them to manage the red tape required to keep those benefits coming. Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Bryce Covert joins this episode with the story of a nonprofit called Code For America. It works with states to make navigating government bureaucracies less of a hassle. And we also hear from Code For America’s Genevieve Miller.
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