pfrazee/infocivics

Information Civics

An exploration of computer-network architectures as civic structures.

The Washington Informer

Help support, empower, impact, and inform our community! Become a sustaining member for Washington Informer today! Special Sections Money Talk Financial education series dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap.

Guerilla Open Access Manifesto

Blueprint for information revolution.

Bluenotes: Community Notes for ATProto

I'll briefly demonstrate Bluenotes, a fork of the Bluesky with Community Notes. Then I'll discuss a proposed "Open Community Notes" standard and lexicon for Community Notes on ATProto, and discuss challenges such as preserving contributor anonymity and defending against manipulation.

Infoenon — Where Information Meets Phenomenon

Search publisher-controlled information, public knowledge, and the open social web.

How (Not) to Write a Privacy Law

After many years of failed starts, proposed information privacy legislation has begun moving forward in both houses of Congress. The docket in the recently ended 116th Congress was crowded, with a number of different proposals jostling for attention and no agreement on which deserved to be the front runner. Even so, as the 117th Congress begins, there is growing inside-the-Beltway consensus on the list of features that a successful bill will need to include. This paper critically assesses those zones of emerging consensus.

Briefing_Building a New Social Web-20260218.pdf

Private data: developing a rubric for success - Paul's Leaflets

What will an effective solution look like?

How to Make Sense of Any Mess

Information Architecture for Everybody. Based on a book by Information Architect, Abby Covert.

The Panoptic Sort: A Political Economy of Personal Information

A Political Economy of Personal Information

Mezzanine: An Information Network Built on Bluesky's Cashtags - Nightflight

Making A Plan

"It is my hope that this tool in process, which benefited from the input of many seasoned activists, helps you to connect the personal to the political. I hope that this offers the beginning of a bridge between information and action." (Mariame Kaba) This zine is meant to be printed and used as a template for those seeking to make an activism or organizing plan. To create your zine, select Booklet under Page Size & Handling, print double-sided, and fold.