The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense demanding expedited information on how the US Army monitors soldiers’ blogs, after the previous failure of the Department to comply with Freedom of Information requests lodged by the Foundation.

According to the EFF, a US Army unit called the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell (AWRAC) reviews hundreds blogs every month, notifying Army bloggers when it sees information it finds inappropriate.

EFF’s suit demands records on how the AWRAC conducts its monitoring, as well as any orders to soldiers about revision or deletion of web posts. It also demands expedited processing, as the information is urgently needed by the public.

(via El Reg)

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