[Infowarrior] - Fwd: Why Does the NSA Want to Keep Its Water Usage a Secret?

[Richard Forno]

(c/o AJR)

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> http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/nsa-water/
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> By Robert McMillan 03.19.14 6:30 AM
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> The National Security Agency has many secrets, but here’s a new one: the agency is refusing to say how much water it’s pumping into the brand new data center it operates in Bluffdale, Utah. According to the NSA, its water usage is a matter of national security.
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> The agency made the argument in a letter sent to officials in Utah, who are considering whether or not to release the data to the Salt Lake  Tribune. Back in May, Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle asked for local records relating to the data center, but when he got his files a few 
> months later, the water usage data was redacted.
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> Updated March 19, 2014. 10:10 a.m. PDT: After his hearing this morning, Carlisle tweeted that the Utah State Records Committee has rejected the NSAs argument and ordered the records released.
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