HAR 2009: WokTheWob: FOIA for open source 4/5

Clip 4
Speaker: Brenno de Winter

Experiences of a transparancy nightmare

Many countries have a Freedom of Information Act. People can request transparency from their government in theory. But in practice bureaucrats are going out of their way to prevent 'open' from happening until they meet you. Based on experiences of an ethousiastic wobber you can learn how wobbing works in the Netherlands, what resistance you can expect and how you crack open those archives you already pay for.

For more information go to: https://har2009.org/program/events/140.en.html

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