News & Notes Roundup 11/23/2015

Another beautiful Monday to you, fabulous readers! This week’s roundup is here to kick off your abbreviated week right.

Last Friday was Universal Children’s Day, marking the day in 1959 when the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. Youth play a pivotal role in civil society - read our blog post on their potential in countering violent extremism. Take a moment and tell the world why you #FightUnfair for children.

ICYMI: We announced the launch of DemTools 2.0! Be sure to read the announcement on our blog and follow @NDtech and @DemTools for updates as we get closer to December 9.

Finally, Oxford Dictionaries announced the word of the year for 2015.

Tech News:

• ICTs have incredible humanitarian potential for disaster recovery

• Facebook is now making breakups a little easier for you

• Here’s how the on-demand economy is being shaped by digital platforms

• Google almost made one of your Star Trek dreams come true

• If you use adblockers and Yahoo Mail, your email access could be blocked

• Minecraft has virtual computers that can control things IRL

• Google Plus is getting revamped - again

Tech4Dem:

• Some cool stuff is happening since Kansas City committed to open data

• Facebook is offering better internet access and utilities in Africa

• The turning point provided by digital democracy

• Big data can transform development evaluation

• Sufficient cybersecurity is essential to aid and development programs

• 7 steps to ending financial marginalization

Mobile News:

• Android phones can soon stream apps without installing them

• See what real 3D touch looks like

• IBM announces Identity Mixer, a user authentication tool that leaves personal data alone

• Snapchat further integrates sponsored geofilters

• Google Play schedules an entry to China for 2016

• Encrypted messaging service Telegram clamps down on Islamic State broadcasts