Posts with keyword: transparency

7 entries

Killing Conspiracy: WikiLeaks and GRAMA

Thu Mar 24 09:19:00 2011

Over the last decade, I've lived my life more publicly than I did before thanks to the rise of technologies like blogging and Twitter. Many of my friends don't understand the level of information I'm willing to just put out for the world to see or what motivates it. The primary motivation--at least the primary reward--has been a life that is richer and more fun because of the connections I've made, the discussions that have ensued, and the friends I have who I'd have never known without blogging and Twitter. That said, like most people, I chose what to
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Silona Bonewald Week on IT Conversations

Tue Aug 18 07:55:00 2009

If you visit IT Conversations you'd be forgiven for thinking that it's Silona Bonewald week. Completely independently Jon Udell and I both decided to have her on our shows and scheduled her for the same week. View that as an indication of the fact that she's an interesting person. Jon talked to Silona about Citability.org, an effort to get permalinks in government documents. Scott and I talk to Silona about open banking, an effort to make banking more open and accountable. So, pop on over to IT Conversations and help us celebrate Silona Bonewald Week!
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Kynetx Operational Procedures

Thu Nov 20 10:56:00 2008

In the spirit of transparency, Kynetx has published our operational procedures and practices online. As we gain more control over our infrastructure automation, we'll also have real-time operational information and statistics. I'd appreciate feedback on what's there. Keep in mind, this isn't out "dream" but rather we're trying to present a true picture of where we're at. We obviously have goals to make this better and have quite a bit of experience in mature operations so we know where we need to be and where we currently fall short. I don't believe that there's anything there that would compromise
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Random Reputation Ramblings

Thu Mar 8 21:30:00 2007

I spent the day with Dan Lulich of iovation and gave a talk about reputation to some of the group. I had a good time and really enjoyed a day of talking about reputation with people who live it everyday. Here's a collection of random insights I had about reputation while preparing my talk and in discussions with Dan and others today. David Brin's book, Transparent Society, has a great discussion of the ways that transparency leads to accountability. The message seems to be that accountability costs privacy. There are ways of using reputation that protects privacy, but still
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Social Networking Without a Safety Net

Wed Jan 31 10:48:00 2007

Jeff Jarvis just got back from Davos where he found plenty of identity-related discussion. Jeff says "One of the thin threads I saw cutting through much of my Davos experience was the notion of identity" and goes on to enumerate many of them, including the trade-off between privacy and reputation and the relationship between reputation and transparency. What caught my eye though, was this: All this opens up lots of opportunities in technology. I said to a couple of my fellow participants at Davos --- a media mogul, an internet entrepreneur --- and I will say it in another
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Trusting Steve Gillmor

Fri Aug 25 20:43:00 2006

One of my favorite shows on IT Conversations was the Gillmor Gang. I say "was" because Steve's show hasn't been on IT Conversations for quite some time. That doesn't mean it's dead, however...The Gillmor Gang lives on at Podshow.com. I like the new Gillmor Gang. Its very unlike most things you hear--presentations or interviews. Listening to the Gillmor Gang is more like being a fly on the wall at a lunch with these guys. I know because I've been at lunch with many of these guys and this is just what it's like. The problem is that I always
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Presentation at W3C Workshop

Wed Feb 22 09:56:00 2006

The paper Kaliya Hamlin, Aldo Castaneda and I put together for the W3C Workshop on Transparency and Usability of Web Authentication was accepted for presentation. The paper discussed identity rights agreements. W3C has released the draft program. This looks like a really good event. Unfortunately, I've already committed to moderating a panel at the InfoWorld SOA Executive Forum in San Francisco those days and the workshop's in NYC. I'll have to rely on my co-authors to make the presentation.
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