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First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

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Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

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the one thing I can conclude from reading this.... is the secret service needs a serious technology upgrade

I'm sure a lot of it works fine within the agencies, it's just the translation process to "muggle" where the problems coincidentally appear.

Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

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While this is a great start, the majority appears to be just evidence inventory. There are some good parts around pg18, which is weirdly continued around pg97, along with an interesting, albeit heavily-redacted, interview on pg98.

Question for anyone who might know: does a judge sign off on what is redacted and the justification for doing so? Redacting names of investigators, etc. makes sense here, but when entire paragraphs are redacted, it makes you wonder if FOIA requests are really worthwhile?

Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

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the one thing I can conclude from reading this.... is the secret service needs a serious technology upgrade

Or at the very least someone who can accurately place a piece of paper on a photo copier.

If you're good at placing a piece of paper on a photocopier, don't you think you can find a better job than placing pieces of paper on a photocopier?

Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

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While this is a great start, the majority appears to be just evidence inventory. There are some good parts around pg18, which is weirdly continued around pg97, along with an interesting, albeit heavily-redacted, interview on pg98.

Question for anyone who might know: does a judge sign off on what is redacted and the justification for doing so? Redacting names of investigators, etc. makes sense here, but when entire paragraphs are redacted, it makes you wonder if FOIA requests are really worthwhile?

Not an answer, but this might tell you whether FOIA requests are much good:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/justice-departm...

Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or at the very least someone who can accurately place a piece of paper on a photo copier.

If you're good at placing a piece of paper on a photocopier, don't you think you can find a better job than placing pieces of paper on a photocopier?

In other words, the Peter Principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle
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