[okfn-za] Information rejected on the grounds that it may endanger human life.

[Justin Arenstein]

Hi Adi,

In support of Steve's suggestion, AMI would help getting your blog
syndicated / quoted by our local media partners + on wider platforms like
AllAfrica.org or IJNet.org.

Give me a shout if you'd like to chat.

Cheers,
Justin

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On 7 August 2013 15:50, Song, Stephen <stephen.song at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Adi,
>
> Better to blog about it than appeal.  When my PAIA request last year for
> Telkom's terrestrial fibre map was rejected, I wrote about it (
> http://manypossibilities.net/2012/01/a-gentle-plea-to-telkoms-ceo/).  The
> story was picked up by the tech media and within 24hrs I had a phone call
> from Telkom PR castigating me for not going through appropriate channels
> but offering up the map nonetheless.
>
> Perhaps the M&G could be convinced to do a small piece on the
> ineffectiveness of PAIA.   The notion of Open Source as trade secret could
> make a good news headline.
>
> Regards... Steve
>
> On 7 August 2013 04:45, Adi Eyal <adi at burgercom.co.za> wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> As a follow-up to my previous email on a government software audit - I
>> received a rejection from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
>> Fisheries. They rejected it on the basis of Sections 36 and 38 of the
>> PAIA Act. (
>> https://github.com/adieyal/gov-software-audit/raw/master/receipts/daff.pdf
>> )
>>
>> This makes me smile a little as Section 36 implies that knowledge of
>> the software used by government can be considered to be a trade
>> secret. Section 38 suggests that lives might be endangered if this
>> information were to be released to the public.
>>
>> I have an opportunity to appeal the decision but I thought I had to share.
>>
>> Adi
>>
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>> Adi Eyal
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