Re: [liberationtech] Ebola: A Big Data Disaster

Sean, Thanks for posting this. I'll be reading the case study this weekend. It's somewhat relevant to a talk I'll be giving later this month at the Strata + Hadoop conference, in San José, CA, on Big Data Ethics. I touch on the problem (read: fraught opportunity & responsibility) posed by the

Re: [liberationtech] Whistleblower systems in local governments

Hello, at Hermes Center we got a good set of experience in deploying and customizing GlobaLeaks for Public Agencies and AntiCorruption NGOs (even if we're mostly known for uses in media-activism and investigative journalists). Since we've started cooperating with TI's national chapters and other

[liberationtech] Ford Foundation Hiring Technology Fellows

From: Chris Riley & Michael Brennan Applications for the Ford Foundation Technology Fellows program are now open and Ford is looking to reach qualified candidates. You can find it here:

[liberationtech] Whistleblower systems in local governments

From: Joonas Pekkanen does anyone have any tips to find information on well-working whistleblower systems in cities (or other local governments)? The City of Helsinki has now set up a committee (working until June) to