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Freedom of Information Act

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. a law enacted in 1966 requiring that government records except those relating to national security, confidential financial data, and law enforcement be made available to the public on request. FOIA


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Photographs obtained by the BBC through the Freedom of Information Act show the road's condition when council officials visited.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Data from City of London Police released under the Freedom of Information Act suggests the problem of QR code-related scams - known as "quishing" - is growing.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

In February, we reached a Freedom of Information Act settlement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after exposing a secret campaign to cut the crypto industry off from the banking system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Cryptome's brave publishers collect material that's been pried out of the state by Freedom of Information Act requests or leaked by whistle-blowers and publishes it.

From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

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