Open government could lead to data leaks

ComputerWorld

Without new data classification and other governmentwide standards, the Obama administration's push to make information more accessible could lead to the inadvertent exposure of sensitive data, according to security experts. The warning comes in the wake of last month's accidental posting of a document on the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Web site that listed all U.S. civilian nuclear sites along with descriptions of their assets and activities.

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