Animal Rights Groups Have Filed a Lawsuit Against the USDA for Removing Records
PETA, Born Free USA, and others filed the lawsuit Monday. Continue reading Animal Rights Groups Have Filed a Lawsuit Against the USDA for Removing Records
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13 Million Pages of Declassified CIA Documents Were Just Posted Online
The CIA was losing money because a heroic citizen used the agency’s ink and paper to print and scan them one by one. Continue reading 13 Million Pages of Declassified CIA Documents Were Just Posted Online
Virginia State Police Used Cell Tower-Spoofing Device to Track Suspects
Records obtained through FOIA reveal the device, nicknamed a “DRTbox”, was used to track suspects at least 12 times, but failed to locate them in five. Continue reading Virginia State Police Used Cell Tower-Spoofing Device to Track Suspects
Uber CEO and Pittsburgh Mayor Discussed Reducing State Fines, Emails Reveal
Travis Kalanick and Pittsburgh’s mayor have a chummy relationship, emails obtained using Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Act show. Continue reading Uber CEO and Pittsburgh Mayor Discussed Reducing State Fines, Emails Reveal
What Really Happens When You FOIA UK Police
Ever wondered why every British police force seems to give you the same answers? Continue reading What Really Happens When You FOIA UK Police
It’s Almost Like the Dallas PD Just Doesn’t Care With These Bomb Robot FOIAs
I paid over $20 and just got my original request back. Continue reading It’s Almost Like the Dallas PD Just Doesn’t Care With These Bomb Robot FOIAs
Experts Want Transparency From Government’s Vulnerabilities Equities Process
Security and policy experts make another call for additional transparency around the government’s Vulnerabilities Equities Process and the zero days it has in its possession. Continue reading Experts Want Transparency From Government’s Vulnerabilities Equities Process
New Docs Show How the NSA Used the Iraq War to Build its Surveillance Apparatus
An internal series of emails called “WARgrams” demanded “unprecedented degrees of cooperation” to create a pervasive network of surveillance. Continue reading New Docs Show How the NSA Used the Iraq War to Build its Surveillance Apparatus
Local Governments Are Letting Silicon Valley Skirt Public Disclosure Laws
Uber and Waze are following an example that was originally set by the surveillance industry. Continue reading Local Governments Are Letting Silicon Valley Skirt Public Disclosure Laws
Dallas Police Want to Suppress Bomb Robot Evidence That’s ‘Embarrassing’
Dallas police have asked the Texas attorney general to prevent the “mandatory” release of documents relating to its use of a bomb robot to kill a suspect. Continue reading Dallas Police Want to Suppress Bomb Robot Evidence That’s ‘Embarrassing’