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Big Data Means More Than Big Profits

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, Benetech’s recent analysis for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights—using information from six databases compiled by Syrian human rights monitors and one database collected by the Syrian government—found that at least 60,000 people have been killed in Syria’s civil war.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). And, in many of these places, we’re helping the activists avoid censorship and surveillance by the government. government or even (heavens!)

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). And, in many of these places, we’re helping the activists avoid censorship and surveillance by the government. government or even (heavens!)

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