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FBI rejects FOIA request for Carrier IQ info
From Computerworld:
The FBI has denied a request for the release of information regarding its use of Carrier IQ's software, saying that releasing the information could interfere with ongoing law enforcement operations.
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Okla. Supreme Court issues rule allowing greater public access to online court records
From The Republic:
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court scrapped a plan Monday that would have allowed birth dates and home addresses to be excluded from public court documents.
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Government transparency in 2011
From OMB Watch:
Heading into the holiday season, many Americans think not just of gifts and snowdrifts, but also of another winter tradition: football. As it happens, gridiron analogies are a good way to think about the year's events in the arena of government transparency and right-to-know.
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Tenn. open meetings law debate reveals different interpretations
From The Republic:
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A push to dilute Tennessee's open meetings law is based on a misunderstanding of restrictions now on the books, an open government advocate said.
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Senator wants answers from DHS over domain name seizures
From Wired:
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) said Friday he would demand answers from the Department of Homeland Security about its domain seizure program known as Operation in Our Sites after it was revealed that the government kept a hip-hop music review site’s name for a year without affording the owner a chance to challenge the seizure.
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Judge sets hearing in FOIA complaint
From delmarvanow.com:
ACCOMAC, Va. — A General District judge set a noon hearing Jan. 11 to consider motions in a case in which Onancock resident Charles Landis claims the town violated the Freedom of Information Act by holding an illegal closed meeting.
Landis also claims the town violated the law by giving him a redacted version of the new town manager's employment contract — which Landis requested in August and received in October.
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WikiLeaks diplomatic cables as FOIA documents
From American Civil Liberties Union:
In June 2011, the ACLU filed suit against the State Department to enforce a FOIA request seeking 23 embassy cables previously disclosed by WikiLeaks. The agency released redacted versions of 11 and withheld the other 12 in full.
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Proposal would exempt Maine governor’s “working papers” from Freedom of Access Act
NFOIC’s FOI Friday for December 9 2011
A few items selected from many of interest that we might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Hackathon aims to produce open government apps
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