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Democratic candidates flub on encryption; a search engine for civic tech; and more. The annual Burson-Marsteller Twiplomacy study is expanding this year to include other …
Gun dealers v. Starbucks dataviz; widow sues Twitter for violating Anti-Terrorism Act; and more. The proposed bill in New York to require state smartphone vendors …
Change.org launches Change Politics; German gov’t launches smartphone app for refugees; and more. A United Nations report finds that technology and the world wide web …
The #EmptySeat; Google Trends in Iowa trend to Bernie; ranking desirability on Tinder; and more. Tech and the presidentials: On Twitter, the #EmptySeat hashtag was a powerful counterpoint …
Fitbits go to university; a history of gov’ts hacking human rights orgs; and more. Yesterday’s civic-tech must-read had one problem: the wrong link! Here it is, …
Will the blockchain be the end of Uber, Airbnb, and Spotify?; White House responds to Change.org petition; and more. Today’s civic tech must-read: mySociety researcher …
Rebranding icitizen; how to reduce wait times at polling places; and more. This is civic tech: Our Jessica McKenzie has an in-depth story on how citizen science …
Why civic hacking is almost dead in Madison, Wisconsin; why the Open Gov’t Partnership isn’t working out as planned; and more. Today’s civic tech must-read: …
MoveOn.org to poll members on endorsement; a new Reddit-like civic engagement app; and more. Long-form: Twitter is considering offering its users a 10,000 character limit, …
