Thursday, February 10, 2011

Government transparency doesn't matter without accountability - Cory Doctorow

Government transparency doesn't matter without accountability

My latest Guardian column is "Government data like crime maps is not enough - there needs to be action," and it looks at two recent data-crunching apps for UK policing: first, the crime-maps that tell you what the crime's like in your neighbourhood, and second, Sukey, an app that helps protesters evade police "kettling" -- an inhumane form of arbitrary detention practiced by police.


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