Blacked out : government secrecy in the information age /

Nearly forty years ago the U.S. Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to government documents. This book examines the evolution of the move toward openness in government. It looks at how technology has aided the disclosure and dissemination of inf...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roberts, Alasdair (Alasdair Scott)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
USA > Government
Official secrets.
Government information.
Freedom of information.
Secrecy.
Secret (Philosophy)
Access to Information
Information sur l'État.
Liberté d'information.
Secret.
Secrets d'État.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Official secrets
Freedom of information
Government information
Secrecy
Informationsgesellschaft
Geheimnisschutz
Informationsfreiheit
United States
Open government
Information and communications technology
Accountability
Overseas item
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 THE GLASS CASE; I CONTEXT; II STRUCTURE; III TECHNOLOGY; IV CONCLUSION; NOTES; INDEX.

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