Officials Hoard Valuable Databases Funded by Taxpayers

Wired by Kim Zetter | Mar. 20, 2009 (Special Report)

Government agencies across the country are sitting on gigabytes of valuable digital data that could be mashed, mixed and re-organized in crafty ways by Web 2.0 entrepreneurs and public interest groups engaged in everything from government oversight, to providing practical information to Americans.

Yet, despite federal and state public records laws designed to make the data accessible, many agencies are fighting more ferociously than ever to keep ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Civil Liberties, Internet, Taxes, Computers, New Media, Privacy
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Mar 20, 2009 - 7:30 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Kevin Barry (review), Ben Ross (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Mar 20, 2009 - 7:30 AM PDT

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 20, 2009

Information. It's worth more than gold. The people in the know have the power. Countries kill for it. Politicians lie, cheat and steal for. The most powerful thing, the most priceless thing, information. A sad thing.

How many dynasties have been made on one piece of information. How many wars won. Lost. No wonder people that have it will do anything to keep it.

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Ben Ross
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 by Ben Ross - Mar. 23, 2009

Good informative read....lots of meat

Eye opener....much to think about...I'm now aware of how much I had not focused on FOIA ....Needs other voices

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 20, 2009
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 20, 2009
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Kevin Barry
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 by Kevin Barry - Mar. 20, 2009
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 20, 2009
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