in ontario the same.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11943570/doug-ford-cellphone-free...
Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
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Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#142Earlier quoted context omitted.
Germany has learned from history and become Israel's biggest supporter.
Shame on you! You turning it upside down, Germany think of them self as the worst war criminal ever (and forever) and that's is why the dont allow themself to ever criticize Israel whatever they do.
and supply weapons for committing genocide
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
Its economy has been growing for 30 years non-stop, to the point that it is now compared to Singapore.
Economic growth is not the kind that's being referred to. I think Germany is also economically growing? It doesn't matter, they are still decaying in most ways.
It isn't.
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why limit yourself to western countries? In fact, why limit it to countries at all? Isn't it the most popular trope of all time to decry the state of today and romanticise yesterday? People have "not been wanting to work anymore" for at least 150 years, things were always better in the olden days, people don't make 'em like they used to, etm. There's very little value in a statement like yours. It's a truism that has…
> things were always better in the olden days, people don't make 'em like they used to. Just because successive generations make the same observations about doesn't mean that hasn't actually been steadily declining, you know.
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
You could end the practice of land rent. This would encourage productive activity instead of treading economic water.
If we end rents, who will decide which land belongs to you(Berlin downtown or Shitholeburg province)?
Build enough dwellings for everyone to be able to decide
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#146As a freedom of information officer for a public body in another EU country, I feel that some of these changes such as the restriction of requests to EU citizens are inevitable in my country too.
The volume of FOI requests we get is huge and they are more time intensive than ever, due to the fact most are now written by llms.
I see no reason why the taxpayers of any EU country should be footing the bill for requests from non EU citizens. These requests take a significant amount of public sector resources to compile records and deliver decisions. Given this, why should a non-EU citizen's request be held in equal esteem to EU citizens'?
It comes down to the intent behind these laws. Is it to provide transparency to the citizens that government are accountable to or is it to provide records/information to anyone from anywhere in the world.
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#147As a freedom of information officer for a public body in another EU country, I feel that some of these changes such as the restriction of requests to EU citizens are inevitable in my country too. The volume of FOI requests we get is huge and they are more time intensive than ever, due to the fact most are now written by llms. I see no reason why the taxpayers of any EU country should be footing the bill for requests…
How about keeping the information public from start so a request is not even needed?
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#148As a German citizen let me tell you, the rate of decline this country is in is truly shocking. This is by far the worst government in my lifetime, and remarkably there is wide consensus about it across the population (above 85% dissatisfaction, if you think I am exaggerating here). Industry and trade associations aren't happy either, which raises the question who asks for this? Life is getting forcefully precarious f…
> which raises the question who asks for this?
Probably the 5000 ultra-rich who own 27% of Germanys wealth. CDU/CSU and even AfD is great news for them.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/27/5000-ultra-rich...
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#149Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Previously it was capped at 500€. So your request could cost you thousands of euros. To be clear, it is currently costing the taxpayer said thousands of Euros. Time spent by government workers on FoI requests is meaningful and not free. That does not make them a bad idea, but we should be clear that passing costs on to the requester isn't precisely nefarious?
Yes, it is costing the taxpayer. However, I think there needs to be some cap, because otherwise the government can weaponize that and be extra inefficient when processing requests for things they don't want to become publicly available. The current cap of 500€ is a good compromise IMHO: It deters people from issuing unnecessary FoI requests while at the same time keeping it in reach for the average person if they rea…
Perhaps the cap should be multiplied by the number of people in an organization or business making the request?
Re: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
Shame on you! You turning it upside down, Germany think of them self as the worst war criminal ever (and forever) and that's is why the dont allow themself to ever criticize Israel whatever they do.
and supply weapons for committing genocide
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