FTC technologist Ed Felten on how a "Do-Not-Track" tool might work.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 2 December 2010
The FTC has released a new online privacy report that could reshape advertising, media and business on the Internet. A key element of the report is the creation of a "Do-Not-Track" mechanism for web browsers.
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Collaboration opportunities abound at a host of Gov 2.0 weekend events.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 2 December 2010
This weekend, "civic hackivists" will be convening to work together on apps, ideas and platforms at the International Open Data Hackathon, Pulse Camp, City Camp CO and Random Hacks of Kindness.
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The Direct Project, formerly NHIN Direct, looks to unite health messaging and the Internet.
by Brian Ahier
| @ahier | 29 November 2010
Most healthcare communication still involves faxes and paper copies. The Direct Project, formerly known as NHIN Direct, wants to change that through software and secure Internet transport of health messaging.
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Max Ogden makes a pitch for more data and better open government patches.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 23 November 2010
Code for America Fellow Max Ogden's pitch for better "open government middleware" at the first Ignite Gov highlights the complexity of open data, along with the opportunities for civic hackers to co-create smarter government.
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How open government can have a global impact.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 19 November 2010
Samantha Power, special assistant to the President for multilateral affairs and human rights, discusses the relationship between open government, technology, human rights and transparency.
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User-friendly visualization tools are coming early next year.
by Andy Oram
| @praxagora | 18 November 2010
WEAVE is a visualization tool for public data, to be released in March 2011. In this post, Andy Oram compares WEAVE to other efforts and summarizes some of its upcoming features.
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