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Using crowdsourcing to expose corruption

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Submitted by Mohammed on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 19:07
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Corruption is a big problem in many countries. Unfortunately, people do not report it out of fear. So I would like to create a website where people can anonymously post information about corruption incidents that they have personally witnessed. The site will allow people to post pictures, audioes or videos as evidence.

The media and anti-corruption officials can use this site to start their own investigation. By making it easy for people to report, we can get more people to report corruption. Since almost everyone carries a phone with a camera and SMS capbility, it will be easy to take a picture and anonymously post it on the site. For example, you see a traffic police take bribe from someone. You take a picture from your car, bike, or bus and post it on the site.

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As more corrupt people get exposed, it will help reduce corruption in many countries. Since corruption is big issue in many countries, the site will attract several hundred million visitors.

As more people start getting exposed through this site and awareness about the site increases, it will put the fear of God in corrupt officials' mind. Once they know that they are being watched all the time, they will think twice before asking for a bribe.

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