138399 http://uservoice.com/users/138399-vontrapp http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0fa2cf124cd556ba0cd1ea936953a4a3?default=http://uservoice.com/images/icons/default-avatar.jpg vontrapp vontrapp vontrapp 0 0 68532 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68532-open-government-data-apis-xml-rss- We can unleash a wave of civic innovation if we open up government data to programmers. The government has a treasure trove of information: legislation, budgets, voter files, campaign finance data,... We can unleash a wave of civic innovation if we open up government data to programmers. The government has a treasure trove of information: legislation, budgets, voter files, campaign finance data, census data, etc. Let's STANDARDIZE, STRUCTURE, and OPEN up this data. 6157 33 6111 Obama CTO general 117031 frontseat frontseat frontseat 2008-11-11T21:10:59Z 2008-11-11T22:11:47Z general 68985 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/68985-ensure-our-privacy-and-repeal-the-patriot-act- The patriot act had many sub-ordinate clauses that strip away our privacy as American citizens. These were shoehorned in as an effort to protect us, while they in fact strip us of certain rights to... The patriot act had many sub-ordinate clauses that strip away our privacy as American citizens. These were shoehorned in as an effort to protect us, while they in fact strip us of certain rights to privacy as citizens. Lets protect our nation while ensuring confidence and privacy to our citizens. 10617 37 6111 Obama CTO general 125000 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T02:26:07Z 2008-11-12T02:26:07Z general 69022 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69022-make-election-software-application-code-public-property The mechanics of democracy should not be private. Elections should be completely transparent . The private sector should not be able to profit from proprietary vote counting systems. All vote... The mechanics of democracy should not be private. Elections should be completely transparent . The private sector should not be able to profit from proprietary vote counting systems. All vote counting software applications should be the property of the citizens of the United States of America. As such, they should be completely reviewable, testable, and transparent. The Federal Government should coordinate with the states to migrate all election systems to publicly owned, standard platforms. 1118 11 6111 Obama CTO general 125202 duckstrap duckstrap duckstrap 2008-11-12T03:15:41Z 2008-11-12T03:15:41Z general 69416 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/69416-repeal-the-digital-milennium-copyright-act-dmca- It is evident that the framers of the infamous Digital Millenium Copyright Act intended it to have a transformative effect on the public and legal perception of intellectual property. In the attempt... It is evident that the framers of the infamous Digital Millenium Copyright Act intended it to have a transformative effect on the public and legal perception of intellectual property. In the attempt to develop a fully-realized definition of what constitutes infringement, fair use, and the rights of users in the consumption of digital works, the DMCA has had quite the opposite effect by institutionalizing considerable legal ambiguity. The recent spat between the John McCain presidential campaign and YouTube has demonstrated that both practitioners of law and a leading supporter of the DMCA are no closer to understanding the controversial law than the general populace. With so much confusion and abuse surrounding the DMCA, isn't it time we start over and take a fresh approach to intellectual property that doesn't irreconcilably tip the scales in favor of big media? 8851 30 6111 Obama CTO general 126815 anonymous anonymous anonymous 2008-11-12T14:40:08Z 2008-11-12T14:40:08Z general 74365 http://ideas.obamacto.org/pages/6111-obama-cto/suggestions/74365-network-neutrality-only-for-the-network People are really adamant about network neutrality. Let's not get carried away and drag a whole lot of baggage along with it. Focus on the real issue. Any network infrastructure (any routes over... People are really adamant about network neutrality. Let's not get carried away and drag a whole lot of baggage along with it. Focus on the real issue. Any network infrastructure (any routes over physical medium that traverses public property) should be 100% content neutral. Only charge for bits and bandwidth. 4 2 6111 Obama CTO general 138399 vontrapp vontrapp vontrapp 2008-11-19T16:59:22Z 2008-11-19T16:59:22Z general 2008-11-13T17:20:32Z 2009-01-29T00:35:26Z