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DoJ - Making Data Public Would 'Crash System'

Posted by simoniker on from the genius dept.

orthogonal writes "The Justice Department today denied Freedom of Information Act requests to make public data on foreign lobbyists, claiming that '[i]mplementing such a request risks a crash that cannot be fixed and could result in a major loss of data, which would be devastating'. The requestor responded that '[t]his was a new one on us. We weren't aware there were databases that could be destroyed just by copying them,' Bob Williams of the Center for Public Integrity said Tuesday. Maybe we should tell John Ashcroft about open source database and copying solutions?"

3 of 879 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Backups by codergeek42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dear sir, Please stfu. Sincerely, Moron.

  2. Re:Well, we could... by Trolling4Dollars · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ahh, the typical right-wing reponse.... Devoid of character an hiding behind shady anonymity in fear. Fear is thy middle name.

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    Un-news
  3. Re:Can you Americans understand now by dave420 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If most of the US population wasn't so easily lead. "Ooh! Look! Bad guy on a stick! Vote for me - I did that!". Bush has to pull an Osama-a-like out of a closet and parade him around on a stage, and he's in for another 4 years, guaranteed. THAT's the sickening part. Sure - 80% of Americans hate Bush, but give them the slightest spin as to why they should like him, and they'll change on the spot. How else do you think he's still in power?