EPIC Receives A Settlement For Legal Fees From The NSA In Its FOIA Lawsuit Targeting Presidential Cybersecurity Directives
Some semi-good news to report here. EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) has received a settlement from the NSA in its long-running lawsuit (dating back to late 2012) against the agency for its withholding of documents related Presidential Di ...
Editorial: A fair fee for Colorado open records searches
From The Denver Post: The spirit of open government lies in the Colorado Open Records Act — also called the sunshine law for its rule that government work should be out in the open. The law says most public records shall be available to the public. But local governments subvert the intent of the open records law when they charge excessive fees to produce the records. Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, is sponsoring legislation that would standardize the amount governments could charge for public access to open records. House Bill 1193 would prohibit charging an hourly fee that exceeds three times ...
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Elbert County resident who claimed harassment over his CORA requests
From The Denver Post: Don Pippin's battle against the Elbert County commissioners appears to be over. A U.S. District judge last week tossed a lawsuit against the Elbert County Commissioners filed by Pippin, who claimed he was harassed over his constant open records requests. The latest court actions ends a two-year battle between Pippin and the commissioners that saw Elbert County seek a restraining order against Pippin. The order was eventually tossed out and Pippin sued the board in U.S. District Court in Denver. Pippin said the board called him a "homegrown terrorist" after Pippin was seen taking pictures of ...
The drive to open data provides opportunities for tech community
The open source movement can trace its beginnings to a famous strategy session held in Palo Alto, CA in February 1998, where the term "open source" was coined. That meeting led to the Open Source Definition, to advocacy for the use of open source software, and, fairly quickly, to worldwide recognition of open source principles. read more ...
Heed county’s sham request: broaden open government
A call to open more state lawmaking to view won near-unanimous Miami-Dade commission approval last week. It was so on target that you’d wish they meant it. Unfortunately, it was all a clumsy swat at Tallahassee by commissioners who feel burde ...
NSA denies all requests for personal information
WASHINGTON — Since last year’s revelations about the National Security Agency’s massive communications data dragnets, the spy agency has been inundated with requests from Americans and others wanting to know if it has files on them ...
EPA Fraudster’s Records Sought in FOIA Request
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More Transparency on Agenda for NYPD and New York City Council
While there was a lot of hype about a report that the NYPD is testing Google Glass, in the short-term a policy-shift toward more accessible NYPD data has the potential to be more consequential for New Yorkers at large. read more ...
Latin leaders call for transparency
Leaders of Latin America have called for more transparency in governments, as it is the key to building trust between the state and its citizens. In a session moderated by Sultan Bin Saaed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, representatives of L ...
