The New York Times reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "self-editing" files in a state archive to remove (read: "sanitize") material that could tarnish his record/image as New York State attorney general and possible candidate for higher office.
In Washington, the Justice Department insists that documents remain classified, even as these same documents are publicly available on Wikileaks. Thus, lawyers for Pvt. Bradley Manning, the man accused of leaking the documents, cannot see the "evidence" that the government is using against him.
In Houston, a federal judge complains that law enforcement agencies are monitoring cellphone and email records so they can know the location and contacts of users they are investigating, and the agencies continue to keep secret the contact data (but not the content) gathered in these surveillances.
All three stories appeared on the same day, Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
Or should we say 1984?
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