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New provincial laws are making it harder to access government records in Canada
#Canada #FreedomOfInformation #AccessToInformation #Transparency #Journalism #HumanRights #Privacy #OpenGovernment #PublicRecords #Politics #Ontario #Alberta #BritishColumbia
https://the-14.com/new-provincial-laws-are-making-it-harder-to-access-government-records-in-canada/

Spokesman-Review: Judge declares Al Merkel’s Nextdoor posts to be public records subject to release. “Spokane Valley Councilman Al Merkel violated the city’s social media policy and the Washington Public Records Act by discussing council business on his private social media accounts and refusing to submit the posts for public records requests, a Spokane County judge ruled last week.”

🌟🚨LWN.net bravely delves into the thrilling world of public records and IRS filings to uncover the sinister masterminds behind age-verification bills. 😱 Spoiler: It's not the Illuminati; it's just some corporate lobbyists trying to make a buck. 🤑 Readers are left on the edge of their seats—if only they hadn't fallen asleep first. 😴
https://lwn.net/Articles/1062779/ #LWNnet #AgeVerification #CorporateLobbyists #PublicRecords #IRSfilings #ThrillingStory #HackerNews #ngated

Erittäin kiinnostava juttu julkisista arkistoista, digitaalisen tiedon säilyvyydestä/säilymättömyydestä ja - tietenkin - datakeskuksista.
/ A very interesting read on public records, the (im)permanence of digital knowledge and - of course - data centres.
https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-13/ireland-data-center-energy-historical-memory

#arkistot #digitointi #datakeskukset #PublicRecords #digitization #DataCentres