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The civic features of mainstream apps; the growing balkanization of the global internet; and more. This is civic tech: And it’s a big deal, too. …
Tom Steinberg calls for tools that permanently shift power; the state of predictive policing in Chicago; and more. Today’s civic tech must-read: Former mySociety director …
A social graph of NH voters; Walmart is paying people to spy on OUR Walmart; and more. Brave new world: Sasha Issenberg reports for Bloomberg Politics on …
The need for deep, sustained coverage of the super-rich; the seduction of always-on ambient surveillance; and more. oday’s civic-tech must-read: Joshua Tauberer, a 15-year veteran …
Gov’t: friend or foe?; the open data revolution, or lack thereof; and more. Governing attitudes: The Pew Research Center is out with a new report on Americans’ …
White supremacists see website traffic increase; air pollution v. big data; and more. Editorial comment: While the focus of Civicist and this First Post morning …
Snapchat voters; mapping civic hackers on Github; and more. Anonymous is claiming to have disabled more than 6,000 Twitter accounts tied to ISIS, Elizabeth Weise reports for …
A White House initiative for accelerated tech training; new Code for America partner cities; and more. The White House announced a new $100 million TechHire initiative aimed …
A Twitter conversion; CIA director blames terrorism on post-Snowden handwringing; and more. The crypto wars are back…and with a vengeance in the wake of the …
