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c0lo [soylentnews.org] writes:

MuckRock launches its first law suit [muckrock.com]. The target — none other than CIA.
No, they aren't seeking to uncover who murdered JFK or compensations for subjects of CIA special rendition, but the action is important for a transparent civil society: specifically, they seek information about the processes used by CIA to handles FOIA requests

For those not knowing who/what Muckrock [wikipedia.org] is, they are the guys that will assists anyone in filing governmental FOIA requests then publish the obtained information for the public. Notable:

• partnered with EFF in getting info on how the various governance and law enforcement bodies plan to use drones on US territory [eff.org]
• caused the Boston police to suspend the use of hightech license plate scanners [boston.com]
• in partnershsip with beacon reader [beaconreader.com], they plan to uncover the extent of law enforcement access to mobile communication data, including the level in which stingray devices [soylentnews.org] are employed

In my mind, chipping in $5 [beaconreader.com] or using their services to lodge your own FOIA requests [muckrock.com] may have more beneficial effect on the USA society than venting our spleen on SN (while good for us, I don't have any illusions it would make too much of a difference on society)

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