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Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, Open Data, Privacy, Steve Song
- Reconciling Open Data and Privacy
- Digital rights advocates have a hard time these days because the ability to manifest things online and the growth of online data have brought two “rights” into conflict. On one hand... Read more – ‘Reconciling Open Data and Privacy’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Fellows Blogs, Innovation, Open Data, Open Government Data, Privacy, Steve Song
- The Open Data Cart and Twin Horses of Accountability and Innovation
- Let me start by saying that the ideals of the Open Data movement: transparency; accountability; and, citizen innovation, are ones that I hold near to my heart. Further, I admire and respect many... Read more – ‘The Open Data Cart and Twin Horses of Accountability and Innovation’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: Fellows Blogs, nsa, prism, Privacy, sim card, South Africa, Steve Song
- Prism – A Wake-up Call for South Africa?
- Richard Poplak wrote a great article earlier today in the Daily Maverick about how the balance between what we can know about government versus what they can know about us has gotten... Read more – ‘Prism – A Wake-up Call for South Africa?’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, Fellows Blogs, mobile, Privacy, sim card, Steve Song, surveillance, Telecom Policy
- 35 Reasons to Worry About Privacy in Africa
- Over the last five years there has been a steady trend for African governments to implement mandatory SIM card registration policies. This means that you can’t buy a SIM card for a mobile... Read more – ‘35 Reasons to Worry About Privacy in Africa’.