Tool security DeadDrop sources Strongbox Strongbox Reactions, Part II

• By Jacob Harris, Erin Kissane, Jonathan Stray, Mike Tigas
• Jacob Harris, Jonathan Stray, Mike Tigas

We asked for your thoughts on Strongbox, the New Yorker’s new implementation of DeadDrop. Our first wave of responses includes the New York Times’ Jacob Harris, the Overview Project’s Jonathan Stray, and Mike Tigas, OpenNews Fellow at ProPublica.

Roundup events Event Roundup, Apr 15

• By Erika Owens

Events around the world this week: Spain, UK, and around the U.S.(not just the coasts).

Project bill tracking statewide open states api Google Docs Tabletop JavaScript Launching the Minnesota Legislative Bill Tracker

• By Beth Hawkins, Kaeti Hinck, Tom Nehil, James Nord, Erika Owens, Alan Palazzolo
• Beth Hawkins, Kaeti Hinck, Tom Nehil, James Nord, Alan Palazzolo
• MinnPost

This week, MinnPost launched an effort to track legislation in Minnesota throughout the 2013 session.

Project TileMill mapping Google Docs MapBox elections Mother Jones’ Voter Suppression Map

• By Tasneem Raja
• Gavin Aronsen, Ben Breedlove, Mark Follman, Jaeah Lee, Tasneem Raja
• Mother Jones

How the Mother Jones nerd desk whipped up a multi-layered map of verified incidents of voter suppression for the 2012 US elections.

Interview dataviz Google Docs JavaScript Jessica Lord on sheetsee.js

• By Erin Kissane
• Jessica Lord
• Code for America

Jessica Lord breaks down the context and process behind sheetsee.js, a JavaScript mashup developed during her Code for America fellowship.