[liberationtech] Seeking a Django/Python dev and social change agent for Groundsource

[Andrew Haeg]

We're seeking a developer with deep experience coding in Django and Python
to join our small band of mavericks building Groundsource, a private
SMS/voice-based backchannel between organizations and people in their
community to gather first-hand experience and needs.

Here's the job 
description.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwJ_-42InGooneYXz-3IQRvyEqS9Hogm187lLx3V46k/pub>

Location is irrelevant, but we need someone who can not only code, but help
us make some key architectural decisions to make Groundsource useful for
community-centric organizations.

Here's a short video <https://vimeo.com/88105169> showing how we work.

Anyone interested can e-mail me directly.

Thanks all.

Andrew


Andrew Haeg
Founder, Groundsource
@groundsource
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Re: [liberationtech] Privacy, data protection questions

[Andrew Haeg]

Hi Brian, Rich: Thanks for engaging me (and one another) here. I take no
umbrage at Rich's line of argumentation. In fact, having been a lurker and
occasional poster here for several months now, I am well aware there are
(as Rich put it) "paranoid clueful paranoid diligent (did I mention
paranoid?) geeks" in our midst and expected a passionate response of some
kind. If I were easily put off by criticism, I wouldn't be doing this.

But I will say that while I'm not deeply technical, I'm acutely aware of
what I don't know. Which is why, for now, we're avoiding many of the
pitfalls you point out. Right now, we're building solely for SMS and voice
delivery of simple surveys, and aggregating that data to build profiles of
respondents. Nothing need be installed on the phone.

I will bookmark this thread as we start to think about smartphone apps, but
for all the reasons you raise, it may be a non-starter in places with
nosey, repressive regimes.

The privacy questions I have right now have to do with partitioning the DB
in such a way that a malevolent hacker, or personal info digger, couldn't
crack into our system and in one fell swoop make off with a trove of mobile
#'s + the personal info of the person connected to that number.

Whoever I bring on as CTO/technical co-founder I will expect to shape these
decisions.

I appreciate the feedback.

- Andrew



On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Brian Conley wrote:

> Rich,
>
> Mostly I'm taking issue with your nonconstructive demeanor. I've not seen
> you take the Guardian Project to task for trying to solve some of the same
> problems. I've not seen you take Tor project or Whisper Systems to task.
> You have essentially shat on someone's head who is taking a risk by being
> open and asking for feedback.
>
> As this is a LIST that numerous people have mentioned is beneficial to
> them as a "place for discussion" one might expect common courtesy to
> prevail. I know that is not the general tendency on the internet, where
> trolls abound.
>
> Perhaps we could all try to be a bit less trollish, and perhaps more
> "gnomish."  I would present Steve Weis' critical, yet cordial response to
> Crypho on another thread as a good example:
>
> "Hi Yiorgis. The "ways of asserting the authenticity of served
> [JavaScript]" always reduce to trusted code executing on the client. You
> need to trust whatever is authenticating the served application. You can't
> get around it.
>
> This approach always ends up with either trusting the service or running
> client-side code. The former is a perfectly fine business model and the
> standard for almost all web apps, but you can't make the claim that "the
> government and our staff cannot access your data". It's simply not true,
> and not just because there might be incidental bugs you're working on
> fixing. It's fundamentally untrue.
>
> I appreciate the challenge you are trying to tackle and understand that
> delivering client-side code across all browsers and platforms is a
> non-starter for an early startup. If it were an easy problem, we wouldn't
> be having this discussion. I wish you luck in solving it."
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Rich Kulawiec  wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 04:29:38PM -0700, Brian Conley wrote:
>> > Nose to the grindstone Andrew. Use Rich's email to remind you this is
>> hard,
>> > but its still worth doing.
>>
>> I've read this multiple times and I still have no idea how your remarks
>> relate to what I wrote in re the (in)security of smartphones, the
>> resulting pervasive malware epidemic and the subsequent serious
>> architectural problems for application developers, including but not
>> limited to this one.  ("serious architectural problems" == "you're
>> building on enemy territory, this probably won't end well")
>>
>> Neither coffee nor scotch (both applied liberally) have yielded any
>> enlightenment, so I must now ask: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Over?
>>
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[liberationtech] Privacy, data protection questions

[Andrew Haeg]

We're in the late prototype phase for Groundsource<http://groundsourcing.com>,
a mobile data collection and engagement platform -- designed for
journalists, researchers, NGO's and others to use to gather first-hand
knowledge. We've used the prototype to validate the need for the
platform, and now privacy & data protection have moved front and center as
we ramp up for a beta phase later this spring/summer.

We've had some early discussions with the Tor Project about protecting
journalists using the platform in countries with repressive regimes (down
the road). We're also looking into using Wickr for encrypting
communications. In the short term, we need advisors who can help guide our
decisions around privacy and personal data collection & protection.

Let me know if you're interested in helping us navigate these issues. I'd
be happy to demo the platform for anyone who's interested -- and I am also
beginning the search for a CTO/technical co-founder to lead on these and
other tech/strategic decisions.

We're looking for people who share our mission to put human experience and
unmet needs at the heart of storytelling and decision-making, while giving
sources control over the data that they share and their level of
engagement.

Comment here, or email me personally if you want to follow up.

Best,

Andrew Haeg
http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhaeg
@andrewhaeg
@groundsourcing
612.501.0690
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Andrew Haeg]

Very helpful, Lina. Thanks.


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Lina Srivastava wrote:

> Are you talking about a B-Corp or a Benefit Corp? The first is a
> certification, the second is a legal structure.
>
> Before deciding,  you might want to take a look at this archived chat
> about the benefits of B-Corps vs. L3Cs (another possible structure):
> (Terrible structure to get through, but good info.):
> http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nonprofit-for-profit-l3c-b-corp-ho-22806/
>
> This is a pretty good site too:
> http://www.lawforchange.org/lfc/default.asp
>
> Lina
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Yosem Companys wrote:
>
>> I wrote a piece a few months ago on the benefits of cooperatives for
>> liberationtech entrepreneurs:
>>
>>
>> http://liberationtech.tumblr.com/post/28442687690/how-cooperatives-could-fix-social-medias-net
>>
>> But I excluded the b corp from that analysis.
>>
>> Yosem
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Andrew Haeg  wrote:
>> > I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get GroundTruth up and
>> > running. Very curious to learn more -- such as: is it essentially just
>> a way
>> > to distinguish your co. from other, non-benefit corps?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yosem Companys > >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Rafael made me curious...  Anyone in liberationtech used this legal
>> >> status before?  Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it?
>> >>
>> >> YC
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: Rafael Shimunov 
>> >>
>> >> Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm
>> >> currently researching it for a social enterprise startup.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.bcorporation.net/
>> >>
>> >> Best, Rafael
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Andrew Haeg]

I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get
GroundTruthup and running. Very curious to
learn more -- such as: is it essentially
just a way to distinguish your co. from other, non-benefit corps?


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yosem Companys wrote:

> Rafael made me curious...  Anyone in liberationtech used this legal
> status before?  Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it?
>
> YC
>
>
> From: Rafael Shimunov 
>
> Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm
> currently researching it for a social enterprise startup.
>
> http://www.bcorporation.net/
>
> Best, Rafael
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[liberationtech] Seeking collaborators to help build GroundTruth

[Andrew Haeg]

I'm a long-time journalist and innovator
 and have recently embarked on a new project to build GroundTruth, a
research & engagement platform that enables journalists, social
entrepreneurs and others to quickly gather compelling stories and deep
insights via simple surveys sent to targeted groups of people via mobile
(SMS, IVR, MMS), anywhere in the world.

You can read more about the mission & vision for GroundTruth
here.

I'm quickly diving into the prototype development phase, and am actively
seeking a CTO/technical co-founder with international mobile development
experience, web developers w/a background in design thinking and a track
record in metrics-driven, agile software development -- as well as fellow
travelers. See the role descriptions
here.

You can sign up for updates here: http://groundtruth.co.

I'd be more than happy to explain the project in greater detail to anyone
curious to learn more.

All best,

Andrew
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