Ben GregoriChina is perfecting its invisible censorship apparatusLast week, a Chinese journalist from the Chinese state-backed news outlet the South China Morning post tweeted about a Chinese app called…3 min read·Oct 14, 2020----
Ben GregoriHow Tech Tools Helped Taiwanese Activists Turn a Social Movement Into Real Policy ChangeMy colleague, Jordan Sandman, and I wrote a piece in Slate on potential impact of Taiwanese civic digital platforms on the Black Lives…6 min read·Sep 21, 2020----
Ben GregoriOpen Source Shines Light on Contact Tracing App ChallengesHow can governments build contact tracing apps that balance strike a balance between public health and privacy? Open source might help6 min read·Jun 2, 2020----
Ben GregoriTwitter’s push for open standards could transform the internet for billions.Jack Dorsey’s comment last week seemed like a canon blasting through an ossified tech industry.3 min read·Dec 16, 2019----
Ben GregoriThe road to open data is paved with blockchainYesterday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced a new initiative dubbed Bluesky to “develop an open and decentralized standard for social…3 min read·Dec 12, 2019----
Ben Gregori3 Lessons in Building Ethical Digital Identity with BlockchainA few weeks ago, I attended the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) in Mountain View, California. Over three days, experts in the fields of…5 min read·Oct 21, 2019----
Ben Gregori5 Big Questions on Blockchain, according to the OECDThe OECD centered on a few recurring questions that will determine how blockcahin is deployed in the public sector4 min read·Sep 26, 2019----
Ben GregoriinThe Blockchain Impact LedgerBlockchain for Social Impact Definitions: Navigating a Murky WorldWhen we first designed the Blockchain Impact Ledger (BIL), we integrated feedback from our scoping interviews. We found, however, that…6 min read·Sep 13, 2019----
Ben GregoriBlockchain and an Identity for the Globalized CitizenIdentity never caught up with the digital age. Blockchain can help.8 min read·Jun 18, 2019----
Ben GregoriinThe Blockchain Impact LedgerHow Did We Build It? The Blockchain Impact Ledger MethodologyBuilding a database around the rapidly growing blockchain for social impact movement isn’t easy. Here’s how we did it.6 min read·Jun 3, 2019----
