Samantha BurtonDigital Service. Does that mean… scanning?“I just started a new job,” I said to a friend last week, “at the Canadian Digital Service.”Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Samantha BurtonSidewalk Toronto is Bigger than Quayside, Bigger than GoogleWe need a reset now.Mar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Samantha BurtonWhy I’m closing the Whose Data projectAround this time last year, I started a project called Whose Data: an open source initiative that aimed to make it easier for Canadians to…Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019
Samantha BurtonToronto, ShotSpotter, and the normalization of surveillanceYesterday, Toronto City Council passed a motion that allocated $4 million to more than double the number of Toronto Police Service CCTV…Jul 25, 20183Jul 25, 20183
Samantha BurtoninMisinfoConCitizen journalism could become collateral damage in the fight against fake newsMany proposals for how to tackle misinformation online involve some form of automation that would help verify an article’s credibility. But…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018