The most disturbing thing is that information that was once routinely accessible without a FOIA, now various agencies are requiring journalists to file a FOIA.

Airlines have done this well for a long time. If I only want to know gate information, I can go in and say, 'Flight at 10:45' and get the info without even needing to know the flight number.

Often regulated industry or people who would benefit from decisions are the only ones with the information that public servants need.

People with chronic disease often want more information about their illness and the various treatment options available.

Patients are empowered by having better access to their own health information, and then by owning their own data.

Telomeres are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes in cells. Chromosomes carry the genetic information. Telomeres are buffers. They are like the tips of shoelaces. If you lose the tips, the ends start fraying.