https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/04/public-record-laws-do-not-take-them-for.html
Open Secrets: Public record laws, here today, gone tomorrow
As the Legislature bears down towards the end, many surprises can happen quickly and without notice, one of those is fast moving deletion of...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/03/
Open Secrets: March 2011
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/10/microsoftminnesota-contract-not-in-in.html
Open Secrets: Microsoft/Minnesota Contract Not In The In-Box Yet .
The Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology is wanting to take its time in honoring public data requests for access to copies of the Micro...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2012/01/lccmr-lessard-sams-heads-should-be.html
Open Secrets: LCCMR & Lessard-Sams heads should be protected from politics
The Star Tribune story headline on the LCCMR situation states "leaves questions and raw feelings." But more than that, there are no soluti...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/01/issues-with-data-practices-25-years.html
Open Secrets: Issues with Data Practices, 25 years later
As many readers of this post know I have "involved" myself at the Minnesota Legislature on issues of privacy, open government, and civil lib...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/city-of-st-paul-keeping-corrective_19.html
Open Secrets: City of St Paul keeping corrective recommendations about cops secret
Several weeks ago I saw in the Pioneer Press an article that described the millions of dollars that St Paul taxpayers had to pay for the b...
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https://mossdreams.blogspot.com/2019/05/open-secrets-of-dreamtime.html?m=1
The Robert Moss BLOG: Open Secrets of the Dreamtime
Here are the open secrets of the Dreamtime, insights shared by many dreaming traditions and indigenous peoples that challenge the ruli...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/04/minnesota-legislature-cuts-nose-to.html
Open Secrets: Minnesota Legislature cuts nose to smell government wrong
The Minnesota Legislature is cutting off its nose with drastic cuts proposed to the Office of Legislative Auditor's. (OLA) Many Minnesotan...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2013/04/repost-artful-and-foxy-words-of-fine.html
Open Secrets: (Repost) The Artful and Foxy Words of Fine Print
With the 2013 Minnesota Legislature in three weeks ending the public again needs to be astute what are in those bills particularly this year...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/08/domestic-surveillance-and-intelligence.html
Open Secrets: Domestic surveillance and intelligence gathering-Minnesota Style, Part 1
On Wednesday, August 25, 2010, the first meeting of a legislative created work group will meet to review the landscape of criminal intellige...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/07/minnesota-govs-and-their-secrets.html
Open Secrets: Minnesota Govs. and Their Secrets
When the new Governor takes office in January 2011, he or she will have to decide as one of their first decisions is to whether or not to be...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2019/11/facial-recognition-in-minnesota.html
Open Secrets: Facial Recognition in Minnesota
Below are my comments which I have submitted to the LCC subcommitee on Data Practices for their hearing on Thursday, November 7, 2019. I...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-does-privacy-mean-then-and-now.html
Open Secrets: What does privacy mean, then and now?
Since I have been doing this "gig" of involvement with privacy and open government issues I have tried to take each issue or situation, one ...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/10/open-government-what-gubernatorial.html
Open Secrets: Open Government: What the Gubernatorial Candidates Said and Did Not Say
I did a post with 5 questions on open government for the gubernatorial candidates. I sent the 3 major campaigns the questions and followed...
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https://open-secrets.com/
Open-Secrets – Exploring the Obvious
Exploring the Obvious
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-is-so-special-about-special.html
Open Secrets: What is so "special" about a special session?
In the next few weeks there will be a call by the Governor for a "Special Session" of the Minnesota Legislature. The Governor is the only p...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2018/
Open Secrets: 2018
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/04/compromise-is-not-dirty-word.html
Open Secrets: Compromise is not a dirty word.
When one Google's the above title you get a lot of hits from prayer's to compromise, to how a % of people are willing to vote for elected ...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/01/star-tribune-story-on-lpr-more-fluff.html
Open Secrets: Star Tribune: Story on LPR more fluff than stuff
The Star Tribune reported today how Ramsey County and other local police are getting license plate readers. But the article was more fluff...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/11/no-right-to-privacy-in-home-w-body-cams.html
Open Secrets: No right to privacy in home w body cams?
Some heads of law enforcement agencies throughout Minnesota want body cameras. Based on public testimony at the Minnesota Legislature o...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2015/08/
Open Secrets: August 2015
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/01/dohmans-response-about-kingfish-sounds.html
Open Secrets: Dohman's response about Kingfish sounds like NSA
Today, Commissioner Dohman of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety provided a letter to legislators who had asked her about the Depart...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/04/mndot-beginning-to-monitor-your-mileage.html
Open Secrets: MnDot beginning to monitor your mileage and driving for taxes
In a provision tucked in the Omnibus Transportation bill , Article 1, section 3, in 2007, the Minnesota Legislature approved $5 million for...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/12/
Open Secrets: December 2010
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2017/09/
Open Secrets: September 2017
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/08/malarkey-of-st-paul-officals-on-library.html
Open Secrets: The Malarkey of St Paul Officials on the Library budget
I went to the Mayor of St Paul's budget speech at the Amsterdam today which is a new "venue" as the Mayor called it to help revitalize Wabas...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2016/10/foia-trumpclinton-and-you.html
Open Secrets: FOIA, Trump/Clinton, and you.
This campaign cycle we have been hearing comments from the presidential candidates and their surrogates saying the media coverage is rigged ...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/04/why-cops-nixing-4th-amendment.html
Open Secrets: Why cops nixing 4th Amendment protections at Legislature
In a conference committee technology and privacy rights, will be tangling soon if a bill passes in the Minnesota House on Tuesday. The...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/10/
Open Secrets: October 2010
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2011/04/unfizzling-failed-promise-of-legacy.html
Open Secrets: Unfizzling the Failed Promise of The Legacy Amendment
Several months ago I was critical on the failure of government entities to show more transparency and accountability as to how the Legacy Am...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/08/is-there-conflict.html
Open Secrets: Is there conflict?
In the Star Tribune today it was pointed out that there may be some questions as to the process how a former employee of the Minnesota Depa...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2013/03/bye-bye-to-your-medical-privacy-in.html
Open Secrets: Bye-Bye to your medical privacy in Minnesota
You may have to say good-bye to a strong part of Minnesota's health records privacy law if House File 824 passes as is. House File 824 /Se...
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https://opensecretsmagazine.com/
Open Secrets Magazine | Substack
Open Secrets is a lit mag and community for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep "secret." Contact Editor Rachel...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/10/is-open-government-good-for-your-health.html
Open Secrets: Is Open Government Good For Your Health?
Freely available public information appears to be important for health plans of Minnesota. The Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune reported...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/09/who-owns-minnesotas-e-mail-microsoft-or.html
Open Secrets: Who own's Minnesota's e-mail, Microsoft or you.?
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that the State of Minnesota has signed an agreement with Microsoft to be the storage hub for its e-mail...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-oh-where-has-money-gone.html
Open Secrets: Where oh where has the money gone?
Did you know that millions and millions of taxpayers money from state and local government are given to private groups and contractors for p...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-u-president-what-went-wrong.html
Open Secrets: The New U President: What Went Wrong.
The University of Minnesota selected a new President on Thursday, but there are allegations that the state's Open Meeting Law was violated. ...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/12/minnesota-bca-gets-f-for-chicanery.html
Open Secrets: Minnesota BCA gets "F" for chicanery on Stingray
Anyone who involves themselves in the study of government knows an endearing principle of it. There must be trust between it (government) a...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2010/10/are-you-being-n-dexed.html
Open Secrets: Are you being N-Dexed?
You call to complain on a barking dog. Maybe you happen on crime on the way home from work. Maybe you're an innocent person stopped by polic...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2014/10/whats-minn-legislative-privacydata.html
Open Secrets: What's Minn Legislative Privacy/Data Commission's next move?
For many long time advocates of privacy and open government at the Minnesota Legislature, yesterdays meeting of the Legislative Commission o...
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https://opensecretsmn.blogspot.com/2019/01/
Open Secrets: January 2019
A look at government, privacy and information in Minnesota
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https://envsecrets.com/
Open-source end-to-end encrypted management of environment secrets - envsecrets
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted management of environment secrets.
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