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In her recent article on Mashable.com, Sarah Kessler explains “How a Government Shutdown Could Affect Tech.”  

Mashable.com

• IPO Filings Put on Hold — Securities and Exchange Commission wouldn’t process any company filings
• Government Web Sites Go Dark — only essential sites necessary for operation will remain open (ex.: IRS site for filing taxes)
• Telemarketers and Spammers Celebrate — Do Not Call Registry and Spam Database won’t be available to law enforcement
• Employees Go Without Paycheck — government employees; people working for private companies on government contracts, including Google (cloud-based services) and Microsoft (Office suite services)
• Government BlackBerrys Switched Off — unessential employees would turn in BlackBerrys or be banned from using them; essential employees permitted to keep checking essential emails

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