It's not a new thing. I recall that some disgruntled Leicester City Council staff did a similar thing a few years ago. Most of the stuff on the site was scurrilous, puerile and poked fun at individual directors, councillors etc. There may have been an occasional "gem" there, but it was hard to see-or take seriously for that matter. The site's disclaimer was mildly hilarious.
Iain Harrison
Information Governance Officer,
Information Governance Team,
Democratic Services,
Customer & Workforce Services,
Coventry City Council
Room 21a, Lower Ground Floor,
Council House,
Earl Street
Coventry. CV1 5RR
Telephone No: 024 7683 3305
Fax No: 024 7683 3395
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Subject: [data-protection] WikiLeaks in Local Government?
"Whether or not this is the right thing for those behind the site to do is a moot point. The real issue is that the internet makes this kind of activity easy to do, and very difficult to stop."
http://davepress.net/2011/02/06/radical-transparency-in-local-government-what-can-you-do/
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Ibrahim Hasan
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