As a counterexample, the FBI FOIA process is what allowed me to get the only surviving transcription of my grandfather&#x27;s own words (He died before I was born). I&#x27;m incredibly grateful that we live in a system that lets people mine this information for their own reasons. It has been a treasure trove of information for me personally and the staff never hassled me. That goes as well for the NARA archive staff. If anyone on the FOIA team reads this, thank you.