In their experiment, used in combination with a legitimate justification for the request (for instance, that you have another job offer on the table), it seemed likely to backfire for participants.
The telegram must provide justification for the request; include a certification by the COM or the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) that the information provided is complete and accurate; and identify all interested agencies at post that were involved in reviewing and endorsing the request.
Microsoft rejected requests for data in 18 percent of cases last year, mostly because it could not find any information on the individuals named or because law enforcement officials had not demonstrated the proper legal justification for the requests, the company said.
Along with their request for help, trainees often emphasise details that support the urgency or the importance of their clinical situation as a type of justification for making the request.
That trend reflects Google's belief that the governments frequently don't have a legal justification for obtaining the requested information.
It could be a single-point of access where the justification for each request is assessed and scrutinised.
Cameron was eager to present a strong legal justification for the airstrikes, citing a request from the Iraqi government to the United Nations Security Council for international support in fighting Islamic State.
"We made it very clear throughout the pilot we would not release this data to third parties and that's why we declined the FOI response," the spokesman adds as further justification for denying the FOI request.
Cover image: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
The justification for requesting an X-ray scan of the symptomatic joint when one suspects an acute microcrystalline arthritis is debatable.
Spencer Bachus of Alabama, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, wrote a similar letter to Mr. Holder requesting the legal justification for the president's move.
