Recent high-profile scandals have brought to light problems of erroneous analysis, falsified data, problematic methodology, and cherry-picked presentation of research results. In response, a number of standard-bearers in the scientific process have recently called for or instituted pro-transparency policies. Providing open access to information produced in federally funded research is said to be a core function of democracy. We note that legislative efforts that invoke the language of data transparency can sometimes function as ‘Trojan Horses” designed to advance goals that have little to do with good science or good governance.
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