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From the Ted Talk by Christopher Soghoian: Your smartphone is a civil rights issue

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Modern social movements rely on tolnhecgoy — from Black leivs Matter to the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street. The organizers of these movements and the members of these movements increasingly communicate and cairoodnte with smartphones. And so, nlutaraly governments that feel threatened by these movements will also target the organizers and their smartphones. Now, it's quite possible that a future Martin Luther King or a Mandela or a Gandhi will have an iPhone and be protected from government surveillance. But chances are, they'll probably have a ceahp, $20 adrinod phone in their pcoekt.

Open Cloze

Modern social movements rely on __________ — from Black _____ Matter to the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street. The organizers of these movements and the members of these movements increasingly communicate and __________ with smartphones. And so, _________ governments that feel threatened by these movements will also target the organizers and their smartphones. Now, it's quite possible that a future Martin Luther King or a Mandela or a Gandhi will have an iPhone and be protected from government surveillance. But chances are, they'll probably have a _____, $20 _______ phone in their ______.

Solution

  1. pocket
  2. android
  3. coordinate
  4. naturally
  5. cheap
  6. technology
  7. lives

Original Text

Modern social movements rely on technology — from Black Lives Matter to the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street. The organizers of these movements and the members of these movements increasingly communicate and coordinate with smartphones. And so, naturally governments that feel threatened by these movements will also target the organizers and their smartphones. Now, it's quite possible that a future Martin Luther King or a Mandela or a Gandhi will have an iPhone and be protected from government surveillance. But chances are, they'll probably have a cheap, $20 Android phone in their pocket.

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