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Re:What can we do to fight corrupt governments? by austincheney on Friday February 21, 2020 @10:16AM (#22383668)
The common answer is transparency. Perhaps advocate for online tools that expose government spending, funds disbursement, budgets, tax allocation, and so forth.

Corruption is allowed to exist because it is permitted within the confines of a given culture by the rules of practice within that culture. You will want to access objective research that provides data on your local culture so as to better present a resolution that best addresses the cultural practices that would most inhibit transparency. For a specific geography you will want to reference the Geert Hofstede dimensions and the Transparency International research for your area.

* https://www.transparency.org/

* https://geerthofstede.com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-ho...

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Re:What can we do to fight corrupt governments? by justaguyhere on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:05PM (#22385235)
Anything and everything done with taxpayer money should be open and transparent by default, should be available to the public in real time, not six months or 5 years later.

Transparency is the start, but that alone wouldn't be enough? Look at the shenanigans of the current govt - they are openly breaking laws and just don't care. It is well documented, everyone knows about it, still nothing happens

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Re:What can we do to fight corrupt governments? by austincheney on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:38PM (#22385536)
Unlimited and immediate transparency are generally not a good idea. Before government data is released to the public you have to ensure there is accountability to applicable regulations and sensitivity to any personally identifiable information.

The goal is to hold governments accountable without violating the privacy of impacted individuals or any other internally sensitive information.

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Re:What can we do to fight corrupt governments? by jdc on Saturday February 22, 2020 @11:53PM (#22395222)
> Unlimited and immediate transparency are generally not a good idea. Before government data is released to the public you have to ensure there is accountability to applicable regulations and sensitivity to any personally identifiable information.

> The goal is to hold governments accountable without violating the privacy of impacted individuals or any other internally sensitive information.

Should be doable to vet the release algorithmically in a great number of cases. And any data that's not available should have have a page explaining specifically why in its place.

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Re:What can we do to fight corrupt governments? by apache99 on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:03PM (#22385220)
Thanks wow what an answer :)
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