One Agency’s Idea of Personal Privacy: Geographic Coodinates
· Story link LA Times transportation writer Ralph Vartabedian tells the story of one man’s struggle to get valuable accident…
LA Times transportation writer Ralph Vartabedian tells the story of one man’s struggle to get valuable accident data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Amazingly, the agency refused a FOIA request for geographic coordinates of accidents, contending disclosure would violate the privacy of the dead victims of auto accidents. (7/5/07)