Definitions
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- n. Excessive classification.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Relations with industry are further constrained by the problem of "overclassification," where useful information that would be benign in the hands of contractors is thrown in with high-level secrets and kept under lock and key.
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We have missed an opportunity to scrutinize the overclassification of information, which goes hand in hand with limited transparency into the workings of our government.
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The 9/11 Commission was highly critical of a culture that "nurtures overclassification", which not only restricts the public's access to information but actually impairs the government's ability to share important information internally.
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The incentives are entirely skewed towards overclassification, as officials appear to risk little when information is withheld but greatly fear the revelation of even minor details.
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I agree with your point concerning overclassification and the Bush administrations use of same.
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While Aftergood welcomed the Pentagon's newly announced security measures, he said they do not address the problem of overclassification.
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Routinized overclassification is bound to create a brittle system vulnerable to mass leaking.
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There is far too much secrecy and overclassification within the executive branch and I think it puts American democracy at risk, said Delahunt.
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Matt Yglesias: "Routinized overclassification is bound to create a brittle system vulnerable to mass leaking."
Ezra Klein: Four interesting comments about the WikiLeaks dump
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His reason: The government suffers from such an overclassification problem - some intelligence agencies classify even newspaper articles - that a law of this sort would end up criminalizing the disclosure of innocuous information.
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