In today's edition, exploring the special interest money covering the 2018 elections, celebrating New York's best government technology, learning about a new cybersecurity strategy, empowering emergency responders in Portugal with open data, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: How to avoid FOIA and be influenced by people
In today's edition, we ask how to ensure that smart cities are also open cities, lawmakers embrace "ethical hacking," exploring America's secret "forever wars," and more.
Continue readingSmart cities in action: Who’s doing it right?
This summer I investigated how cities deploying “smart” technologies are addressing issues of privacy and data security. In particular, I... View Article
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Lighten up already
In today's edition, the Supreme Court lets some light shine on dark money, White House correspondents want more briefings, some state lawmakers can't stop raking in campaign cash despite running unopposed, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Tear down this (pay)wall
In today's edition, a Congressman wants to remove the paywall around judicial information, we consider how the create smart cities that don't double as surveillance cities, an anti-corruption fight continues in Guatemala, and more.
Continue readingHow to Stop ‘Smart Cities’ From Becoming ‘Surveillance Cities’
Urban officials dream of a future of “Smart Cities” that use new technologies to gather comprehensive data and algorithms to achieve increased efficiency, sustainability, and safety. While many of these benefits are real, we must be vigilant to ensure that they don’t come at too high a cost, as the adoption of such technologies can also lead to an unacceptable increase in government surveillance.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Kept in the dark
In today's edition, the Supreme Court keeps us in the dark on political money, state attorneys general want to know if President Trump talked up his hotel to foreign officials, criticizing the UK's surveillance programs, and more.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: President Trump Throws a $100K Campaign Event, More Hatch Act Complaints and a Challenge to Trump’s D.C. Hotel’s Liquor License
This week, President Donald Trump throws a campaign event at his Washington D.C. hotel, an ethics groups files more Hatch Act complaints and a group of citizens files a complaint challenging the president’s “good character,” questioning his ability to maintain a liquor license in Washington D.C.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: Can this blind trust really see?
In today's edition, Congress sends Senate e-filing to the President's desk, this Florida Senate candidate's blind trust might be able to see, the U.N. ambassador gets tangled up in some expensive curtains, and more.
Continue readingToday in OpenGov: To open data and beyond!
In today's edition, we look beyond open data policy, we join a group suggesting House rules reform, President Trump hosts a fundraiser, Europe moves to discipline one of its "illiberal" leaders, and more.
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