freedom of information
The Trudeau government redacted the details of its own transparency plan
Documents show that the government ignored its own consultations on improving government transparency, then misled the public about it.
How Twitter Sued the Trump Administration and Won Almost Instantly
Twitter sued Customs and Border Protection on Thursday. By Friday morning, the government withdrew its subpoena for the user information of @ALT_uscis.
The NYPD Sent Video Teams to Hundreds of Black Lives Matter and Occupy Protests
It's not clear if the surveillance went through any kind of legal process.
Documents Reveal Oakland Police Are Borrowing a Powerful New Cell Site Simulator
Documents reveal the agency can use the device at no-cost from a local District Attorney's office, and may access cell data from 'single individual' suspects and 'mass casualty events', though not for 'crowd management.'
Police Callouts for Mental Health Incidents Are Up 43 Percent Since 2011
Data obtained by VICE shows police are attending to record numbers of people in crisis as officers "pick up the flak" for cuts to services
City of Seattle Releases Documents, Then Court Orders Them Wiped from the Web
It looks like the city made a mistake, yet private citizens are getting sued.
Exclusive: UK Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Have Killed Almost 1,000 'Enemy Combatants' — But No Civilians
The figures show a significant spike in casualties from RAF airstrikes since UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said 330 militants had been killed up to September 2015.
Chinese Officials Were Implicated in the Panama Papers, but You Wouldn't Know It in China
China has apparently been blocking search terms and removing online stories that would lead citizens to read about how the relatives of party leaders have been linked to offshore companies.
The FBI Says a Piece of Code Broke Its FOIA System
The episode shows that we are in need of a truly 21st century solution to freedom of information requests.
An Activist Wrote a Script to FOIA the Files of 7,000 Dead FBI Officials
Michael Best wants to build a 'Who's Who' in the FBI.
The Government Is Blocking Our Right to Find Out Their Plans for the NHS
Jeremy Hunt and his NHS-privatising friends are using the idea of "safe spaces" to refuse Freedom of Information requests.
What Hillary Clinton's Emails Tell Us About How She'd Deal With Terrorism
Reading them is the only way to know.