DoD wants $660M to respond to Freedom of Information request on "Hotplugs"
by Cory Doctorow from on (#169DN)
The Department of Defense sent Muckrock a demand for $660 million as a requirement for fulfilling a Freedom of Information Act request for records about the Hotplug, a gadget that allows you to transport computers without shutting them down -- used by law enforcement to move suspect computers to forensic facilities without shutting them down and potentially parking drives in an encrypted state. (more")