Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology
Stung by criticism of its site as the “worst in government”—that mighta been Jerry Brito talking—the FCC has rolled out a new set of sites under a “Reboot” brand.
When I first saw the presentation on it at today’s Gov 2.0 Summit, I thought that the FCC has merely redone its web site, but it appears to be releasing data that can be re-purposed in any number of ways for true public oversight of the agency.
Developers, check out FCC.gov/developer and let us know what you think of it.
Jim Harper is the Director of Information Policy Studies at The Cato Institute, the Editor of Web-based privacy think-tank Privacilla.org, and the Webmaster of WashingtonWatch.com. A Poli Sci major at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Jim served as Editor-in-Chief of the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly in his final year at Hastings College of the Law. Prior to becoming a policy analyst and advocate, Jim served as counsel to committees in both the U.S. House and Senate. He avoids genuine life experience by watching lots and lots of reality TV.
May 28, 2012
The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.
