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Joi Ito relates an interesting story about some work he recently did for a government entity in Japan:
I was asked to take a look at the audit and provide a 3rd party opinion. Since I am on the central government panel working on the security of the Basic Residents Registry, my letter has become a bit controversial and apparently my phone is ringing off the hook right now in Tokyo. Lucky for me I'm in the US...
This seems to be an all too common reaction to unpleasant news. An entity (private or public) brings in a third party for an independent review of something. Said third party does the review, and reports some problems. The original entity then has a hissy fit over the report.
Do these people even realize that the public fit over the contents of the report only make them look worse?
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