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Encyclopedia > Freedom of Information Act

Nearly sixty countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation, which sets rules on governmental secrecy. Over forty more countries are working towards introducing such laws.

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  • International survey of FOI laws (http://www.freedominfo.org/survey.htm)
  • Map of the world with FOI (http://www.privacyinternational.org/issues/foia/foia-laws.jpg)
  • Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act (http://www.fas.org/sgp/foia/citizen.html) by the United States Congress Committee on Government Reform.
  • International Freedom of Expression eXchange (http://www.ifex.org)
  • Open Government: a Journal on Freedom of Information. (http://www.opengovjournal.org) An open access e-journal, containing peer reviewed research and commentary on FOI worldwide and in the UK.

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FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) (515 words)
FOIA requests for a copy of U. Geological Survey (USGS) records can be made by any individual or public or private organization other than a Federal agency.
A FOIA response must advise the requester of the records that the bureau intends to disclose or to withhold, the exemption(s) authorizing the withholding (including a citation or summary of each exemption), and a strong justification for withholding the record(s).
Headquarters USGS FOIA responses involving a denial or partial denial of records must be coordinated with the FOIA Officer.
Freedom of information legislation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1291 words)
In Australia, the Freedom of Information Act was passed at the federal level in 1982, followed later by equivalent legislation in the states and territories.
The purpose of the Privacy Act is to extend the present laws of Canada that protect the privacy of individuals with respect to personal information about themselves held by a federal government institution and that provide individuals with a right of access to that information.
The Freedom of Information Act of 19 June 1970 is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in Norway on a national level.
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