Is It ‘Essential’ for the Government to Tweet During a Shutdown?
Some agencies have logged off during the government shutdown and some have not. Why? Continue reading Is It ‘Essential’ for the Government to Tweet During a Shutdown?
Category Archives: transparency
Detecting Stingrays
Researchers are developing technologies that can detect IMSI-catchers: those fake cell phone towers that can be used to surveil people in the area. This is good work, but it’s unclear to me whether these devices can detect all the newer IMSI-catchers that are being sold to governments worldwide. News article…. Continue reading Detecting Stingrays
Big Pharma Policies on Sharing Research Are Super Shady
A new review published in the British Medical Journal found policies were really varied. Continue reading Big Pharma Policies on Sharing Research Are Super Shady
Facebook’s Internal Moderator Policies Should Have Been Published Years Ago
It’s taken a leak to the press to understand what Facebook really wants. Continue reading Facebook’s Internal Moderator Policies Should Have Been Published Years Ago
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
This Blog Is Republishing All the Animal Welfare Records the USDA Deleted
A grassroots effort to recover the extant records has sprung up amid controversy over the USDA’s decision to remove the files from the web. Continue reading This Blog Is Republishing All the Animal Welfare Records the USDA Deleted
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
After Years of Inhumane Treatment, Chelsea Manning Will Be Freed From Prison
President Obama has commuted Manning’s sentence, but that doesn’t fix his terrible record on domestic human rights. Continue reading After Years of Inhumane Treatment, Chelsea Manning Will Be Freed From Prison
Cloudflare’s Experience with a National Security Letter
Interesting post on Cloudflare’s experience with receiving a National Security Letter. News article…. Continue reading Cloudflare’s Experience with a National Security Letter
Cloudflare’s Experience with a National Security Letter
Interesting post on Cloudflare’s experience with receiving a National Security Letter. News article…. Continue reading Cloudflare’s Experience with a National Security Letter