Forced transparency : should we keep secrets in times of weak law, and should the law do more to support secrecy?

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Abstract

This essay introduces the evolution of forced transparency from the time of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, to the freedom of information movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s to this century's hacktivist movement.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-242
Number of pages4
JournalMedia and Arts Law Review
Volume17
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • freedom of information
  • transparency
  • civil rights movement
  • secrecy
  • law and legislation

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