Catholic Republicans vying for place in history

Catholic Republicans vying for place in history

Update: This article has been edited to reflect the news that New Jersey governor Chris Christie suspended his campaign Feb. 10.

There are approximately 81.6 million Catholics in the United States, comprising about 25 percent of the U.S. population.

Cruz campaign app pushes data collection limits
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Cruz campaign app pushes data collection limits

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens from the government is a pillar of Ted Cruz's Republican presidential candidacy, but his campaign is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from supporters.

His "Cruz Crew" mobile app is designed to gather detailed information from its users' phones — tracking their physical movements and mining the names and contact information for friends who might want nothing to do with his campaign.

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