[PDF][PDF] Making a habit out of engagement: how the culture of open data is reframing civic life
E Gordon, J Baldwin-Philippi - … : Open data and the future of civic …, 2013 - academia.edu
Beyond transparency: Open data and the future of civic innovation, 2013•academia.edu
We live in data rich times. Digital tools, from Facebook to Fitbit, have made more and more
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thoughts and actions collectable. Thoughts and actions that were once understood as
ephemeral and public can now ad"“wdc"mc" oqhushydc-" Hmcddc+" lmx" ne" sgd"qshebsr"
ne" otakhb" khed" have become sequestered into proprietary and isolated databases, from
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does not have any obvious function, recent revelations about the National Security Agency …
We live in data rich times. Digital tools, from Facebook to Fitbit, have made more and more thoughts and actions collectable. Thoughts and actions that were once understood as ephemeral and public can now ad"“wdc"mc" oqhushydc-" Hmcddc+" lmx" ne" sgd"qshebsr" ne" otakhb" khed" have become sequestered into proprietary and isolated databases, from hmchuhctk" lnahkhsx" ossdqmr" sn" qd «dbshnmr" nm" btqqdms"eehqr-" Vghkd" this data does not have any obvious function, recent revelations about the National Security Agency monitoring Americans’ metadata points to just how revealing this data can be. Still, the story has created surprisingly little concern because of a general lack of understanding about how metadata can be used. The majority of Americans are comfortable with the federal government accessing their metadata for the purpose of national security (Pew Research/Washington Post, 1/02 (:" khjdvhrd+" sgdx" dwodbs" sgs" bnqonqshnmr" vhkk" oqdrdqud" sgdhq" oqhvacy by enabling them to control who has access to their personally hcdmsh “akd" cs-" Ansg" odqrnmkkx" hcdmsh “akd" cs"mc" ldscs"qd" generally seen as passively generated, harmlessly owned and protected by corporations, and “rented” when needed.
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