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Guatemalan National Police Archive Goes Online

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The creators of the repository said in a statement that the online records, “will bring together previously disparate experiences of personal memory and trauma, and promote public dialogue.”

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There Are No Online Security Shortcuts for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The relevant Wired.com editor responded with an endorsement for use by Middle Eastern dissidents of Hushmail, an online web mail site with a similar design. His oped, When It Comes to Human Rights, There Are No Online Security Shortcuts , was just published on Wired.com.

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Harry Potter all-night online party

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Folks have set up, in addition to the traditional listservs, an online channel for the Bookshare.org community that allows both voice chat and text messaging in a way that is highly accessible to people with disability. Of course, the great thing is when accessibility works but is just invisible, and that's the case. Good design is universal!

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Nonprofit Online News: Asking the Wrong Questions

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Asking the Wrong Questions Michael Gilbert is a fascinating observer of the application of technology to social objectives. I quite enjoyed a recent article of his looking at technocentric approaches to technology assessment. As a techie, I have to keep reminding myself of these issues!

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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

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Today, we're joining what is probably the largest online protest in history , by blacking out significant portions of the Benetech website, as well as our Martus and HRDAG human rights websites.

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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

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This post originally appeared as part of an online debate about How Big Data Can Have a Social Impact, which the Harvard Business Review Blog Network hosted jointly with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Right now I''m in Oxford, England, for the annual Skoll World Forum! Big Data is all the rage in Silicon Valley.

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Silicon Valley Gives to Bookshare

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Tomorrow is an exciting day for our Bookshare online library for students with dyslexia or visual impairments. The transaction costs of giving online with a credit card are much more than covered by our matching donors. Spread the word to people who care about reading, and about educational opportunity.

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