hyper-local politics
Open-Source Civic Dashboards vs Profit-Driven Data Mining: Which Threatens Genuine Community Engagement?
Profit-driven data mining poses a greater threat to genuine community engagement than open-source civic dashboards, as a 2023 audit showed 78% of Riverdale’s municipal data was redistributed to a single tech conglomerate. That figure illustrates a broader trend: while city data portals promise transparency, the behind-the-scenes licensing agreements often