First POST: Moneyballed
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, January 23 2015
The Gates Foundation's new "global citizens" email database, and why it's a terrible idea; why young people like the NSA more than older people; using open data about NYC taxi drivers to ID Muslims; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Monkeying
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, January 22 2015
Net neutrality proponents call foul on the GOP's plans; StandUnited.com seeks to be the right's Change.org; tons of civic tech news from mySociety, Chicago and Civic Hall in NYC; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Punch List
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, January 21 2015
Obama's State of the Union and the Internet; how HealthCare.gov shares personal data with third-parties; Facebook says it will give users tools to tag false or hoax content in their News Feeds; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Goggles
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, January 20 2015
More on the shifting net neutrality debate; how Ready for Hillary plans to share its digital assets; the family roots of Civic Hall; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Urgency
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, January 19 2015
How Republicans are starting to embrace net neutrality; more predictions of the blockchain's impact on society; new "innovative communities" legislation in Massachusetts seeks to boost civic tech there; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Inners
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, January 16 2015
Dissident Saudi blogger Raif Badawi; the limits of social media-powered protest movements; why California is lagging in opening up government data; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Competition
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, January 15 2015
Obama plugs community broadband and gets the GOP's ire up; the VAN gets an upgrade; CityMart launches in the US; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Command Lines
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, January 14 2015
The White House embraces community broadband; how facial recognition software is getting used to predict voting behavior; understanding how blockchain technology could change the world; and much, much more. Read More
Announcing Personal Democracy Forum 2015 Early Bird Tickets! And Speakers!
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, January 13 2015
Believe it or not, it isn't too soon to start planning to attend Personal Democracy Forum 2015, taking place June 4-5 at New York University's Skirball and Kimmel Halls. This is our twelfth annual conference and we've got a terrific group of speakers already confirmed--it's time to take advantage of our early-bird rates, and tickets are limited. Read More
First POST: Turbulence
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, January 13 2015
Why David Cameron's call to ban encrypted communications in the UK is stupid and unworkable; what "democracy in the digital age" might look like; the open data movement's turbulent teenage years in the US; and much, much more. Read More