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Amazon doesn't want you to know how many data demands it gets
""The more consumer-facing companies were more obviously implicated by the NSA revelations, and they started to feel the pressure and the impact on th…
Transparency
CITP Luncheon Speaker Series: Victoria Stodden and David Levine - Basing Rules on Empirical Evidence: Transparency in Lawmaking
Full video available at CITP's YouTube Channel. The increasing use of empirical evidence in policy making is raising questions about rules that govern the…
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Tracking the trackers: Investigators reveal pervasive profiling of web users
""What's unfortunate is the huge gap of information - understanding what's happening on the Web and what users know about tracking," said…
The Social Layer of Freedom of Information Law
It is now received wisdom that a properly functioning democracy requires transparency and accountability — information shared with the public that allows the pu…
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Wikileaks and Freedom, Autonomy and Sovereignty in the Cloud
I have written an article on the future of sovereignty in the age of Wikileaks. I welcome Your comments. "The hidden power structures and the inner workin…
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Transparency, Money and the 2008 Collapse of Credit & Stock Markets
Each day the stock markets trend lower, seeking floors, comfort. A sense of how bad it could get leads to further erosions of global equity values and banks un…
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The Story of Stuff: The Power of Simple Web Graphics
The power of simple graphics on the Web is hard to beat. Annie Leonard's The Story of Stuff lays out what's at stake for consumers if they choose wisel…