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
#2While 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.
Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released
#3the one thing I can conclude from reading this.... is the secret service needs a serious technology upgrade
Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released
#4the 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.
Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released
#5They made so much more work for themselves in redacting by scanning at a slight angle...
Re: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released
#6the 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
#7While 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
#8the 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
#9While 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
#10Earlier 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