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> I think the idea was to wait for people mentioned in those documents to die, so as to not affect their privacy I also remember that story, but it's no justif
by dehrmann 2y ago
> I think the idea was to wait for people mentioned in those documents to die, so as to not affect their privacy
I also remember that story, but it's no justification for keeping something with this much public interest secret.
- MeetingsBrowser 2y agoSo you would like people to feel comfortable telling the whole truth, unless it’s something really important?
- dehrmann 2y agoSecret witnesses aren't allowed to testify in the US. Not that these were court trials.
- lazide 2y agoExcept for FISA. And don’t forget that cases ‘pertaining to national security’ get thrown out all the time. [https://www.fjc.gov/content/overview-7 https://www.fjc.gov/content/overview-7] Either because key evidence is classified, or witnesses are, or testimony would be considered a threat to national security, etc.
- nozzlegear 2y agoIs public interest the only thing we need to drum up if we want to strip away somebody's right to privacy?
- kelnos 2y agoThey can still redact parts of the documents, including names or other identifying information.