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Dan Belson

Dan Belson is a breaking news reporter for The Baltimore Sun. Previously, he covered crime and courts for The Capital. Before joining Baltimore Sun Media in 2022, Dan was editor of The Dundalk Eagle, and earlier he worked multiple beats at Southern Maryland News. He was raised in Millersville and graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Apps like Signal, which Maryland's former state superintendent used for work, give public officials the opportunity to skirt open records laws. But curbing their use is "tricky," transparency advocates say.

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A former Maryland superintendent used an encryption app for work. Why does that trouble transparency advocates?

September 9, 2024 at 5:03 p.m.

Apps like Signal, which Maryland's former state superintendent used for work, give public officials the opportunity to skirt open records laws. But curbing their use is "tricky," transparency advocates say.

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