Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping
The American Civil Liberties Union was curious about warrantless government snooping on citizens' text messages. So the group filed a Freedom of Information Act request to the Justice Department. Here's what they got back:
Totally Redacted FOIA response
A memo header: "Guidance for the Minimization of Text Messages over Dual-Function Cellular Telephones" and then 15 pages, completely blacked out.
Yup. An "unprecedented level of openness in government" from the "most transparent administration in history."
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