It’s Sunshine Week — the national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.
Today I received this from the EFF:
Over the past two and a half years, EFF has filed hundreds of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and made thousands of pages of once-secret documents available to the public on our website. When the government dragged its feet or tried to deny our requests, we filed lawsuits to hold it accountable. As a result, we’ve shed light on many controversial government initiatives, including:
- The Department of Homeland Security’s internal policies on searching travelers at the U.S. border;
- Details about invasive government data-mining efforts like the Automated Targeting System and ADVISE; and
- The FBI‘s misuse of National Security Letters to silence and investigate individuals.
These victories would not have been possible without the support of people like you. As we celebrate Sunshine Week, please support EFF in our efforts to make government more transparent:
Donate to EFF this week, and help us shine a light on government secrets. It’s time to make open government a reality!
Also today, the EFF launched a search tool to examine thousands of government documents. “The new search capability enables visitors to EFF’s website to conduct keyword searches across the universe of government documents obtained by EFF, maximizing the value of the documents.” (From the press release.)
If you can spare the cash, give some to them. In either case, pass the word.