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Blacked out : government secrecy in the information age

"In 1966, the U.S. Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), giving the public the right to government documents. This "right to know" has been used over four decades to challenge overreaching Presidents and secretive government agencies. FOIA has also become a m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Alasdair
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects and Genres:
Official secrets.
Freedom of information.
Transparency in government.
Government information.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The glass case
  • I. Context
  • 2. Secrecy and security
  • 3. Regime change
  • 4. Message discipline
  • 5. Soft states
  • II. Structure
  • 6. Opaque networks
  • 7. The corporate evil
  • 8. Remote control
  • III. Technology
  • 9. Liquid paper
  • IV. Conclusion
  • 10. The end of the story?

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