12 June 2013 - regulation

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E.g. Regulation of Surveillance

Regulation is simple. You get credit for having documents saying that you follow a rigorous procedure, not for following it. You get blame for things going visibly wrong. The space in between is your playground. The more secrets you can keep, the bigger the playground.

clue:

Excluding the occasional item which is physically inspected.

take oh take this clue away

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