People have the right to protect the use of our name and likeness, but what do we do about technology that can sense the shape of our face? The Hill reports… Read more »
From designing a website to saving taxpayer money to fixing potholes, technology is enabling citizens to engage with their government in new and meaningful ways. Here’s how. Read more »
A contract uncovered by the New York Times shows that the C.I.A. is paying AT&T more than $10 million per year to access the company’s phone records for aid in counterterrorism efforts… Read more »
The Bay Area has big city problems and a surplus of startups. The mayor’s office wants to put them together to solve its greatest problems. Read more »
Government isn’t exactly known for good design. Design firm Huge used design to improve the city government’s website and, by extension, city services. Read more »
As it turns out, one of the biggest “scares” of NSA’s power over our electronic data — targeting people through cell phone locations — was already launched and scrapped. The New York… Read more »
In the wake of the Washington Post’s revealing look into routine violations in the NSA, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is pulling no punches on the branches of the U.S. government. In its… Read more »
News of the NSA’s funding of British spies and accusations of the U.S. spying on a journalist on behalf of the New Zealand military underline the complexity and reach of our… Read more »
The AP has done an extensive report on the logistics of wiretapping, and how much it costs to track your data varies greatly on where the government is looking. Read more »