Archive for July, 2007

What Part of History Do They Want Kept Secret?

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Why would the largely privately-funded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum want to restrict access to historical archives in contradiction to its stated purpose to exist in the first place? If the records support the long-told official story, one would think that the the museum would want the widest possible distributed access to the actual historical […]

Cameras Alone Do Not Solve Crime

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

The Open Records Project suggests that crime control cameras be publicly accessible.
A crime-ridden high street in north London has been branded the most spied-upon road in Britain, after it emerged that it is watched over by more than 100 closed circuit television cameras.
“Having so many cameras in one place actually makes police investigations harder because […]

Open Records Fight Over Gun Registrations

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

The Sandusky [Ohio] Register on June 24 published the names, ages and home counties of the almost 2,700 concealed carry permit holders in its circulation area. Ohio gun laws restrict public access to concealed carry records but allow the media to access them.
In retaliation - and to illustrate the ease of finding personal information when […]