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Transparency, not secret, is the right default option

"“Government should be transparent by default, secret by necessity. Of course, it is not. Too much of government is secret. Why? Because those who hold secrets hold power."

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Transparency, not secret, is the right default option
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There are strong indications that there is too much secrecy in US gov
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Transparency is not the current default option (in US and elsewhere)
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