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Human Rights and the Duty to Protect Sensitive Data

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We now understand that corporate collection and government interception of sensitive information is the norm, not the exception. At Benetech —a nonprofit technology company that develops innovative and effective applications for unmet social needs—we embrace the notion of individual empowerment every day in our work.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

The team members came up with a tool to make the cumbersome process of collecting, transcribing, and cleaning data easier for urban nonprofits and government agencies. They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. Referral Services. LocalFreeWeb.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Real Time Representation - How Social Media is Changing the Face of Government submitted by Erica O'Grady 2008 marked the year of the first Twitter from inside the Oval Office. Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. With snacks! We need to hack the model for accessibility tools!

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