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Locking Your Front Door with a Smartphone is a Bad Idea
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Medical Technology Needs Better Apps... Stat!
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The Plight of the Open-Source Artist
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Sick of Staring at Screens? You’re Not Alone
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Metadata: A Virtual View of the Real You
Medical Technology Needs Better Apps... Stat!
Patients are increasingly tech savvy but hospitals need to pick up their pace. Read more
The Plight of the Open-Source Artist
Releasing work into the public domain isn’t as simple as it sounds. And it's growing even more complicated. Read more
Sick of Staring at Screens? You’re Not Alone
As the Internet of Things expands, experts are worried about something other than privacy — too much screen time. Read more
Metadata: A Virtual View of the Real You
The data trail created by everyday interactions generates a compelling profile you can't control. Read more
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Meet The Guardian's Data Editor, Alberto Nardelli
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An Academy High School Opens The Door to Opportunity
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Who’s Collecting Kids’ Personal Data? Lots of People
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Hacking Higher Ed With Competency-Based Education
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The Future of Farming May Lie in Cities
Meet The Guardian's Data Editor, Alberto Nardelli
His latest set of excellent adventures started with something called Tweetminister. Read more
An Academy High School Opens The Door to Opportunity
Readiness for two- and four-year colleges has been tough for some students. Career academy high school can help change that. Read more
Who’s Collecting Kids’ Personal Data? Lots of People
Marketers are able to harvest youngsters’ data with ease — an ability parents and lawmakers are scrambling to undo. Read more
Hacking Higher Ed With Competency-Based Education
Focusing on skills rather than "seat time", supporters say there's more bang for the student's buck. Read more
The Future of Farming May Lie in Cities
At MIT, the CityFARM project demonstrates how urban farming can save space and resources. Read more
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The Race to Replace the Mythical Anonabox
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In Spain, Opening Up Drug Development to Save Lives
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Alter Your Senses with This Open Source App
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Data Science is Pushing Robo-Journalism Into the Mainstream
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Soon, the Internet of Things Will Read Your Mind
The Race to Replace the Mythical Anonabox
Anonabox and TorFi have both failed. Here, The Open Standard revisits PORTAL, a possible successor, and speaks with its creators. Read more
In Spain, Opening Up Drug Development to Save Lives
An initiative in Madrid by GlaxoSmithKline shows the power of open-system drug making. Read more
Alter Your Senses with This Open Source App
HearUsHere lets users create — and experience — a location-based soundscape. Read more
Data Science is Pushing Robo-Journalism Into the Mainstream
Tech takes the heat for destroying the news industry, but journalism is actually getting an upgrade. Read more
Soon, the Internet of Things Will Read Your Mind
Applying a magician’s wisdom to technology may yield a seemingly-supernatural web. Read more
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Open Primaries Could Shake Up Another State
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Open-Source Advocates Push for Better Civic Apps
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Making Public Access to Public Records Easier
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Making Sense of 3.7 Million Net Neutrality Comments
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Rooting Out The Rogues of Indian Politics
Open Primaries Could Shake Up Another State
Next week Oregon voters will decide whether to join several other states that invite all voters – especially independents – into primary elections. Read more
Open-Source Advocates Push for Better Civic Apps
No need to beg or steal. Just borrow - for free - to help fashion civic apps. Read more
Making Public Access to Public Records Easier
People requesting public records can use civility and enterprise to their own advantage. Read more
Making Sense of 3.7 Million Net Neutrality Comments
The FCC asked for public comment on Net Neutrality. Boy, did it get some. Read more
Rooting Out The Rogues of Indian Politics
Open Source Solutions, whether web, mobile or text (and Bollywood), unveil the criminal records of candidates. Read more
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Let’s Open Up U.S. House Elections
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Embracing Open: Technologist Gavin Starks
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Embracing Open: Technologist Erik Hersman
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Embracing Open: Musicians' Friend Maggie Vail
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Of Freedom, Citizenship and Empire – Mark Surman
Let’s Open Up U.S. House Elections
There's a better way to elect U.S. House members. Ex-Nirvana bassist and fair elections activist Krist Novoselic describes how. Read more
Embracing Open: Technologist Gavin Starks
"The public perception of data right now is terrible because the NSA, Facebook, and Google all get mashed together." Read more
Embracing Open: Technologist Erik Hersman
"I really detest the surveillance state norm that has emerged over the past few years." Read more
Embracing Open: Musicians' Friend Maggie Vail
"There is so much creative potential on the web, so much that hasn’t been done as it’s either too expensive to have new tools built or too hard to sort out how to do it yourself." Read more
Of Freedom, Citizenship and Empire – Mark Surman
Like the European powers of old , Facebook and Google risk becoming empires exerting immense control over the web – and society. We can't let that happen. Read more
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