Commentary: Opening data isn’t at odds with IT security, but supports it, says the executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition.

Ann Cavoukian, one of the world's leading privacy experts, resigned from the smart city project last week over concerns that some data collected by sensors without permission…

Kelly Jin, a former technology policy adviser to the Obama White House, was hired as the city's new top data official.

The toolkit, developed by Johns Hopkins University and San Francisco's data agency, nudges local leaders to ask questions about whether civic data is being used fairly in…

Carrie Parikh is the state's first chief data and privacy officer and the new chief operating officer for the statewide IT agency.

The website allows requests to all 59 state agencies and replaces a process that previously required sending emails or letters to each agency individually.

Jennifer Davis, an attorney and former software developer, says she hopes to support data efforts and build trust with citizens so they'll feel comfortable using state services.

Tech-driven improvements work best when officials explain them in terms the public can digest, said speakers at a forum on women and smart cities.

The citywide competition challenged contestants to create digital platforms using 2,000 public datasets to address civic issues.

Schenk oversaw a city data division that encouraged open data use, built tools to automate government functions, and helped nurture a sidewalk-level network of Internet of Things…