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American Spies - Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, And What to Do About It

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Evening Book Talk with Jennifer GranickFebruary 8, 2017Stanford Law School

Con una gran asistencia de jóvenes finalizó la Semana del Postulante

Entre el lunes 26 y el jueves 29 de diciembre, 300 estudiantes, académicos y funcionarios de la Universidad de Chile atendieron las consultas y dudas de los jóvenes participantes del proceso de admisión 2017, en el marco de la Semana del Postulante.
El objetivo de la actividad fue entregarle toda la información necesaria a quienes quisieran postular a la Universidad de Chile o a otra de las instituciones que forman parte del Sistema Único de Admisión, acompañando a los jóvenes para que tomen una decisión informada y responsable.

Quellón se desplazó 17 centímetros al oeste tras último terremoto

Según el Informe Técnico sobre el Terremoto de Chiloé, elaborado por el Centro Sismológico de la Universidad de Chile, los valores máximos de desplazamiento en la superficie de la Tierra se observan en la estación ubicada en Quellón, zona en que además se produjo un hundimiento de 7 centímetros.A cuatro días del terremoto que afectó la zona sur del país, cuyo epicentro se ubicó a 67 kilómetros de Melinka, Región de los Lagos, ya está disponible para el público el informe técnico sobre este evento.

Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops

Thomas Kalil and David Wilkinson at the White House: “When it comes to strengthening the public sector, the Federal Government looks for new ways to achieve better results for the people we serve. One promising tool that has gained momentum across numerous sectors in the last few years is the adoption of feedback loops.  Systematically collecting data and learning from client and customer insights can benefit organizations across all sectors.

Doctors take inspiration from online dating to build organ transplant AI

Ariel Bogle at Mashable :”When Bob Jones performed one of Victoria’s first liver transplants in 1988, he could not imagine that 29 years later he’d be talking about artificial intelligence and online dating.

How Mobile Crowdsourcing Can Improve Occupational Safety

Demonetisation: Cost Vs Benefit

Sunil Abraham took part in a discussion on Demonetisation in NDTV's Big Fight programme aired on December 24, 2016.

India’s Digital ID Rollout Collides With Rickety Reality

India’s new digital identification system, years in the making and now being put into widespread use, has yet to deliver the new era of modern efficiency it promised for shop owner Om Prakash and customer Daya Chand.
The article by Gabriele Parussini was published in the Wall Street Journal on January 13, 2017. Hans Varghese Mathews was quoted.

Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp, Centre on data privacy

Analysts said India lacked data protection laws.
The article by MJ Antony, Ayan Pramanik and Apurva Venkat was published in the Business Standard on January 17, 2017. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

The Dangers Of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking About

Less than three months ago, India’s banking sector was hit by a data breach which compromised 32 lakh debit cards and led to fraudulent transactions worth Rs 1.3 crore.
The article by Mayank Jain was published by Bloomberg on January 17, 2017. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

DMCA Counter-Notice: Does It Work to Correct Erroneous Takedowns?

This blog post is excerpted from our filing in response to the U.S. Copyright Office's 2016 Notice and Request for Public Comment on notice and takedown practice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The entire filing is available here. 
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All deleted tweets from politicians

Politwoops: “An archive of public tweets, deleted by politicians. Explore the tweets they would prefer you couldn’t see.”
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Urban Exposures: How Cell Phone Data Helps Us Better Understand Human Exposure To Air Pollution

Senseable City Lab: “Global urbanization has led to one of the world’s most pressing environmental health concerns: the increasing number of people contributing to and being affected by air pollution, leading to 7 million early deaths each year. The key issue is human exposure to pollution within cities and the consequential effects on human health.

Structuring a Global Online Survey – A Question Engine for Open Data Surveys!

The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is one of our core projects at Open Knowledge International. The index measures and benchmarks the openness of government data around the world. Brook Elgie shares a behind-the-scenes look at the technical design of how we gather the data for the Index through our extensive Open Data Survey and how other organisations can use this survey codebase for their own purposes.

Structuring a Global Online Survey – A Question Engine for Open Data Surveys!

The Global Open Data Index (GODI) is one of our core projects at Open Knowledge International. The index measures and benchmarks the openness of government data around the world. Brook Elgie shares a behind-the-scenes look at the technical design of how we gather the data for the Index through our extensive Open Data Survey and how other organisations can use this survey codebase for their own purposes.

Crowdsourcing the Egyptian Constitution

Tofigh Maboudi and Ghazal P. Nadi in Political Research Quarterly: “Drawing on empirical evidence from online citizen feedback on the 2012 Egyptian Constitution, we demonstrate that despite normative skepticism about implications of participatory constitution making, citizen participation matters.

Crowdsourcing Medical Data Through Gaming

Felix Morgan in The Austin Chronicle: “Video games have changed the way we play, but they also have the potential to change the way we research and solve problems, in fields such as health care and education. One game that’s made waves in medical research is Sea Hero Quest. This smartphone game has created a groundbreaking approach to data collection, leading to an earlier diagnosis of dementia.

Protecting One’s Own Privacy in a Big Data Economy

Anita L. Allen in the Harvard Law Review Forum: “Big Data is the vast quantities of information amenable to large-scale collection, storage, and analysis. Using such data, companies and researchers can deploy complex algorithms and artificial intelligence technologies to reveal otherwise unascertained patterns, links, behaviors, trends, identities, and practical knowledge.

International Open Data Roadmap

IODC16: We have entered the next phase in the evolution of the open data movement. Just making data publicly available can no longer be the beginning and end of every conversation about open data. The focus of the movement is now shifting to building open data communities, and an increasingly sophisticated network of communities have begun to make data truly useful in addressing a myriad of problems facing citizens and their governments around the world: