Keyword-based RSS feeds of UK Freedom of Information requests

Cory Doctorow 6:17 am Fri May 16, 2008

Tom sez, "mySociety's WhatDoTheyKnow.com (an in-beta UK Freedom of Information service), has just added a piece of functionality perfect for the blogging classes.

Just drop in any search term (I've used 'adwords' because one of the results is amusing/amazing) and it can generate RSS feeds when new requests or responses enter the system. So if you live in the UK and want to know whenever anyone has made a Freedom of Information request or got a response mentioning something you're interested in, you can now get notified immediately. Basically, it's a cool hack on a good law."

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(Thanks, Tom!)

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