Banisar has this completely backwards. The FOIA exemption is sought to gain access to information by the government. The fact is that the information regarding the critical infrastructure is in the hands of the private sector. The government has asked industry for this information. Industry has responded that the benefit of sharing that information does not appear to balance the risk of political activists like Banisar taking that information out of context to embarrass them and harass their political enemies. The government has responded by promising to keep the information confidential. Industry responded by pointing out that under the FOIA, the government is unable to keep this information confidential (despite Banisar's specious claims to the contrary). That being the case, a specific exemption is being sought.

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