Secret emails reveal sexing-up of Iraq dossier: “ Inquiry time? Opposition parties are today renewing calls for a proper investigation into the Iraq war because a Freedom of Information request has revealed senior officials were…
Obama releases Dubya’s secret anti-terror memos: “ Warrantless wiretapping? Check The Obama administration has released nine secret legal opinions penned by Bush Administration lawyers, revealing the scope of executive power the White House sought in…
Straw slaps ban on Iraq debate docs: “ Why appeal when you can veto? When the government decided not to appeal the Information Tribunal’s order to release Cabinet minutes related to the invasion of Iraq…
ID card reviews must be published, rules Information Tribunal again: “The Government will have to publish controversial reports on its identity card scheme after the Information Tribunal backed the Information Commissioner’s order to publish at…
Ruling: Gov reports into ID scheme must be disclosed: “ But with names deleted The Information Tribunal has ruled that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for internal government reports into the cost-effectiveness and feasibility…
ACLU Demands Eavesdropping, Torture Memos From White House: “The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Obama administration to disclose internal memos providing the legal framework for President George W. Bush’s position on warrantless surveillance and…
“Open Letter by Members of Global Openness Community welcoming President Obama’s Initiative on Transparency” The undersigned organizations, which work around the world to promote the right of access to information, welcome the steps taken by…
Obama insists on FOI: “ iPrez tells gov agencies to spill New US president Barack Obama has ordered government agencies to release more information under that country’s Freedom of Information Act, reversing the previous administration’s…
Wikileaks Posts Secret Bomb-Stopper Report — Did They Go Too Far?: “The secret-spilling site posts a classified report, showing how bomb-stopping jammers work. Has Wikileaks put troops in danger as a result? (Via Wired News.)
Parliament’s take on Freedom of Information: “ We’ll tell you – if you promise not to tell anyone else The House of Commons was due last week to explain why, unlike the hundreds of organisations…