Hat “Open Government” eine Chance?

By Daniel Dietrich | Published: March 19, 2009

Hat das Projekt “Open Government” unter Präsident Obama tatsächlich eine Chance? Bei “Open Goventment” geht es unter anderem um die democratische Gestaltung von politischen Entscheidungsfindungsprozessen, Partizipation, Transpartenz, e-Democraty. Die EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation bittet um Unterstützung: Help EFF Make Open Government a Reality

On his first day in office, President Obama took the advice of EFF and other nonprofits, ordering federal agencies to share more information with the public — particularly emphasizing openness in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. This is a great first step, but we need your support to make sure it becomes a reality.

Over the past two and a half years, EFF has filed hundreds of FOIA requests and made thousands of pages of once-secret documents available to the public on our website. Our FOIA work has revealed details about the FBI’s improper use of National Security Letters, which helped prompt Senator Leahy to call for an investigation of former Attorney General Gonzales shortly before Gonzales’ resignation. We’ve also uncovered the Department of Homeland Security’s internal policies on searching and interrogating travelers at the border, as well as information about the technology the government uses to wiretap cell phones.

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