FOIA
This Continually Updated Map Shows Which Cops Have iPhone Cracking Tech GrayKey
Using documents, online records, and other media reports, Motherboard will keep this map up-to-date to show how GrayKey is spreading across the country.
Gmail's 'Self Destruct' Feature Will Probably Be Used to Illegally Destroy Government Records
Activists have asked Google to disable the feature on government accounts.
These People Are Selling the CIA's Internal Board Game to the Public
The plans for an internal CIA training game were released to the public last month—now it's becoming real and getting Kickstarted.
FBI Refuses to Say Whether It Bought iPhone Unlocking Tech 'GrayKey'
Motherboard found that federal and more local law enforcement agencies have bought tech to unlock up to date iPhones. But the FBI, which is pushing for backdoors, refuses to say whether it has also purchased the equipment.
The FCC Is Refusing to Release Emails About Ajit Pai's 'Harlem Shake' Video
Citing the infamous b5 exemption, the Federal Communications Commission refused to release emails related to the planning of the net neutrality video.
License Plate Surveillance Company Attacks Nonprofits For Filing FOIA Requests
Vigilant Solutions said law enforcement is facing an "onslaught" of transparency requests from people who ... want government to be accountable to taxpayers.
This Is Ajit Pai's Official Calendar for the Months Leading Up to the Net Neutrality Repeal
Motherboard obtained the FCC chair's official calendar through a Freedom of Information request.
Internal FCC Report Shows Republican Net Neutrality Narrative Is False
The story of net neutrality as an Obama-led takeover of the internet was refuted by an Inspector General investigation whose findings were not made public prior to Thursday’s vote.
Public Lands Agency Ordered Staff to Promote Oil and Gas on Social Media
Staff at the Bureau of Land Management were instructed to share photos of fossil fuel development on the agency’s Flickr page, FOIA documents reveal.
'Nature' Editorial Juxtaposes FOIA Email Release With Illegal Hacking
One of science's most important publications assumes science journalists don't know how to do their jobs.
Inside the FBI's File on the Fugs: The "Most Vulgar Thing the Human Mind Could Possibly Conceive"
Buried in a bureau file on the Doors is correspondence about how dirty the Fugs were.
The Interior Secretary’s Favorite Horse, ‘Tonto,’ Has Been Very Busy
Want to meet the US Park Police horse? Get in line.