Four Senators needed to stop Fast Track (June 21, 2015)
Many trade agreements can be viewed as neither truly beneficial nor complete losses. Occasionally, there are clear winners. In the case of the…
Category: Transparency
House votes on #FastTrack again, call these Reps. (June 18, 2015)
The House will again vote to sacrifice our future to their corporate paymasters for Fast Track (aka TPA) this morning. We know the…
Your Voice: Boston Olympics (March 11, 2015)
We have had some interesting discussions on IRC about Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Some of us point to the…
Aaron Swartz Vigil Today, 4pm (January 12, 2015)
We endorsed and will be at the Aaron Swartz Vigil today. It starts at 4pm and will be at Dewey Square in downtown…
What’s in Your DEA FOIA File? (January 11, 2015)
A couple of months ago, I filed a FOIA request with the DEA, for their user manuals and training materials, relating to the…
Nope, No Public Records Enforcement Here (December 31, 2014)
Before last November’s election, the Bay State Examiner did a story about a debate between candidates for Secretary of the Commonwealth. One of…
Four Three-letter Agencies weigh in on ICREACH (November 16, 2014)
In August 2014, the Intercept published a story about ICREACH, a distributed query system developed by the NSA, and used by the FBI,…
CIA: Seriously Dude, you can’t FOIA our Intranet Home Page (November 2, 2014)
A couple of months ago, I sent the CIA a FOIA request, for a screen shot of their intranet home page. I was…
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Private Spies Deserve More Scrutiny (September 27, 2014)
Original article at Huffington Post Tech Huffington Post Tech It turns out being the only imprisoned journalist in the United States doesn’t get…
NSA: No, You May Not FOIA Your Call Detail Records (August 25, 2014)
Amid last year’s Snowden revelations, I sent the NSA a FOIA request for my home phone call detail records. At the time, I…