Information security

Inside the Mind of the CIA

In June 2014, MuckRock, a collaborative non-profit news site, sued the Central Intelligence Agency for access to its CREST database, the agency’s repository of declassified information. The CIA responded with a variety of arguments, all of which were shot down in the courts. Last year, MuckRock won the case and last week the CIA complied with the court ruling.

Now you, too, can explore the mind of the CIA from your laptop.

The MuckRock lawsuit not only vindicated the principle of government transparency, even at a secretive agency; it also empowers people to understand how the CIA works and how its personnel think.