Tag: FREEDOMOFINFORMATIONACT

Conservative group Crossroads GPS is turning to the wiki model of crowdsourcing information for its latest project, called Wikiaccountability. The site targets the actions of the Obama administration, encouraging participants to file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and post the information to the site. Users don't just post raw data, though; they also analyze what is posted and craft ...

The American Civil Liberties Union has recently launched 'Spy Files', a new website focused on illegal domestic surveillance. The site aims to make the extent of the government's spying on its own citizens public information. The information will include, "Freedom of Information Act requests, ACLU lawsuits and reports, and news accounts." The ACLU debuted the website along with a report showcasing ...

When Google launched Buzz, the service immediately became a lightning rod for criticism from privacy advocates. Many people ended up having their list of most frequent Gmail contacts exposed to the entire Web. One of those people included Andrew McLaughlin, the Deputy White House CTO. This would, of course, be of little concern to anyone, except that McLaughlin's list of most frequently ...

Remember all those missing Bush Administration e-mails--from the time period surrounding the beginning of the Iraq war and the leak of Valerie Plame's status as a CIA operative? After much haranguing, the former president's team has preserved its right to keep the documents secret. A federal appeals court denied a Freedom of Information Act request from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in ...