Looks like DHS sabotaged a FOIA request on Cryptome
I filed a FOIA request about Cryptome with DHS a while back: Any records relating to Cryptome, also known by its web address of
Cryptome.org, which posts pictures of sensitive sites and potential security holes as described at www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/nyregion/mapping-natural-gas-lines-advise-the-public-tip-off-the-terrorists.html by the New York Times.
https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/cryptome-dhs-22647/ Sent through MuckRock on December 1, acknowledged on December 2. Also closed on December 2, according to the DHS FOIA website. No notification or explanation provided, not through MuckRock or to me directly. I say to me directly because they also closed another FOIA of mine without explanation, insisting on opening a new one when I tried to follow up within the 30 days. http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status FOIA # *2016-HQFO-00099* Weird, right?
I stand corrected - there was an explanation. It was buried in there and it was bullshit and has me mad, but at least it was there. So standard FOIA nonsense, not a new level. I can live with that. Sorry for the false alarm. /me wipes the egg off his face. On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Michael Best <themikebest@gmail.com> wrote:
I filed a FOIA request about Cryptome with DHS a while back:
Any records relating to Cryptome, also known by its web address of
Cryptome.org, which posts pictures of sensitive sites and potential security holes as described at www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/nyregion/mapping-natural-gas-lines-advise-the-public-tip-off-the-terrorists.html by the New York Times.
https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/cryptome-dhs-22647/
Sent through MuckRock on December 1, acknowledged on December 2. Also closed on December 2, according to the DHS FOIA website. No notification or explanation provided, not through MuckRock or to me directly. I say to me directly because they also closed another FOIA of mine without explanation, insisting on opening a new one when I tried to follow up within the 30 days.
http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status FOIA # *2016-HQFO-00099*
Weird, right?
On 2/5/16, Michael Best <themikebest@gmail.com> wrote:
I stand corrected - there was an explanation. It was buried in there and it was bullshit and has me mad, but at least it was there. So standard FOIA nonsense, not a new level. I can live with that.
we must compile the authoritative reference of FOIA shenanigans, they're infinitely creative in manner of fucking you off! :P keep it up! and best regards,
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