Category Archives: transparency

Threat to openness: managing access to public archives

Posted on February 10, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

In November 2015, I attended the Threats to Openness conference held at Northumbria University. The conference had a specific aim “discuss the growing threats to citizens’ rights to access public archives across the digital world.” Although we did not discuss … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on TRILCon15: The Privacy Arms Race

Posted on April 27, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

On the 21st of April, I attended the Trust Risk Information and the Law Conference 2015. It was by the Centre for Information Rights. The theme was the Privacy Arms Race. My blog on the previous conference can be found here.[1] A … Continue reading →

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The myth of the transparent organisation.

Posted on June 11, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

We will hear that transparency is good for organisations and organisations will even tout their transparency. In many cases, the organisations believe what they are doing is transparent. They publish information on a regular basis that describes decisions, financial positions, … Continue reading →

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