Against Transparency

The perils of openness in government.

How could anyone be against transparency? Its virtues and its utilities seem so crushingly obvious. But I have increasingly come to worry that there is an error at the core of this unquestioned goodness. We are not thinking critically enough about where and when transparency works, and where and when it may lead to confusion, or to worse. And I fear that the inevitable success of this movement--if pursued alone, without any sensitivity to the full ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 9, 2009 - 4:40 PM PDT
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 9, 2009

The naked transparency movement marries the power of network technology to the radical decline in the cost of collecting, storing, and distributing data. Its aim is to ... More »

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by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct. 11, 2009

Very lengthy, complex and insightful look at issues related to transparency in government and business given the current state of technology. Looks ... More »

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by Ben Ross - Oct. 11, 2009

GOOD ....wide ranging ,,,hard hitting...obvious

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