CaramelizedShallots, 6 days ago to random

>>“FOIL is the only thing we have to see what our elected officials are doing,” Aron said. “Do you want your government to have checks and balances? Do you want them to have to answer for things?”<<

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#GovernmentAccountabillity #PublicRecords #NYS #NassauCounty

https://gothamist.com/news/nassau-police-held-in-contempt-of-court-over-100k-phone-directory-book?utm_id=335385&sfmc_id=53215742&nypr_member=Unknown

bane, 2 months ago to journalism

We will be hosting a fundraiser on March 30th!
Come out to support local independent journalism and learn some stuff!

#journalism #fundraiser #losangeles #opsec #publicrecords #community

AdrianRiskin, 2 months ago to LosAngeles

An excellent article by Maylin Tu on how to use the California Public Records Act in Los Angeles. (I'm quoted!)

#LosAngeles #PublicRecords #CPRA #CaliforniaPublicRecordsAct #California #LAPublicPress #MaylinTu

https://lapublicpress.org/2024/03/anyone-can-file-a-public-records-request-in-la-heres-how-to-file-yours/

meredithw, 2 months ago to random

How to FOIA (gift link):
"Every day, Washington Post reporters use public records to inform people about our communities and hold powerful people and governments accountable...
As The Post’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) director, my job is to help reporters file requests for those documents — and win them. Now, I’m sharing my best strategies, tips and secrets in this handy guide."
https://wapo.st/4c1AvaD
#FOIA #FreedomofInformationAct #PublicRecords #government

PogoWasRight, 7 months ago to infosec

#RansomedVC had claimed to have voter registration data on 600k voters from the D.C. Board of Education.

In an update today, DCBOE indicated that results of preliminary analyses indicated that data from fewer than 4,000 voters was involved.

That's a big difference. I'm trying to get an explanation or more details from their forensics from DCBOE and will try to update later.

Their statement was posted an image file on their FB page. Text detected for part of p.1 and all of p. 2.

@brett @allan

#databreach #infosec #cybersecurity #transparency #publicrecords

persagen, 8 months ago to northcarolina

American Oversight Condemns North Carolina Lawmakers’ Secret Attempt to Eviscerate Public Records Laws
https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-condemns-north-carolina-lawmakers-secret-attempt-to-eviscerate-public-records-laws

• would give legislators power to det. wh. records belong to public
• provision buried w.i. 100s pages N.C.’s draft budget
• would be devastating to N.C.’s right to know what elected officials are doing

NC lawmakers would be able to keep records secret w. new provision in state budget
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279555444.html

#NorthCarolina #GOP #GOPmenace #neofascism #PublicRecords

universalhub, 9 months ago to random

Charter schools have to comply with the state public-records law, attorney general says in suit against #Malden charter school
#lawsuits #PublicRecords #CharterSchools https://www.universalhub.com/2023/charter-schools-have-comply-state-public-records