CNN reports that in the wake of the government’s Terrorist Information System, MIT Media Lab has developed the Open Government Information Awareness site. The site’s mission is “to empower citizens by providing a single, comprehensive, easy-to-use repository of information on individuals, organizations, and corporations related to the government of the United States of America,” countering the “widening gap between a citizen’s ability to monitor his or her government and the government’s ability to monitor a citizen.” Right now, the site appears to be inundated with traffic, preventing me from exploring it fully. It sounds like a great idea, though…
