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The Week In Data 13 Sep 2012 | 04:07 pm
Our weekly round-up of the best of data on the web.
‘Dying With Dignity is Better Than Living as Slaves’ 12 Sep 2012 | 02:08 pm
In Bahrain, a leading human rights activist has just been sentenced to life imprisonment, having been brutally tortured and raped. His daughter and other activists also languish in cells, for protesti...
Western Spy Tech Linked to Bahrain Regime 10 Sep 2012 | 05:58 pm
Further evidence of western technology being used by Arab regimes to spy on activists. FinFisher, the makers of the spyware, were identified by Owni & WikiLeaks last year as part of the global surveil...
13 of the Newest Political and Civic Tools 6 Sep 2012 | 06:47 pm
As the US presidential election draws ever nearer, Matt Stempeck rounds up 13 new tools that leverage digital technology to impact at the political and civic level.
The Week In Data 5 Sep 2012 | 02:52 pm
This week we look inside a radio station (via Twitter), examine the role of money in the US Presidential election, track murder in Guatemala and explore the age when we are at our most creative. It's ...
The Associated Whistleblowing Press 4 Sep 2012 | 07:09 pm
The founders of the Associated Whistleblowing Press, the latest project designed to facilitate whistleblower leaks, aim to learn the lessons of the WikiLeaks project - and focus on making an impact at...
Meet the HackerMoms 31 Aug 2012 | 06:52 pm
In California, a group of mothers and hacking enthusiasts have created one of the world's first hacker-crèches, a place to find support, friendship and creative fulfillment.
The Cyber Cold War 29 Aug 2012 | 06:05 pm
In the battle for control of the Internet, the US holds most of the cards. Now Russia and China are calling for greater individual state power, while others argue the UN is best placed to manage the g...
The Week In Data 28 Aug 2012 | 02:12 pm
After an all too brief summer break, our weekly data digest returns to explore murder in the US, the meaning of a neighbourhood, Great British Bands and the farthest reaches of the galaxy. It's The We...
Where Are The Post-WikiLeaks Digital Whistleblowers? 27 Aug 2012 | 01:48 pm
Following WikiLeaks' dramatic arrival on the global stage, a host of digital whistleblowing groups emerged ready to use new media to shake up the old order. So why has the expected deluge of revelatio...