A keyword search won’t return a message saying you lack clearance, it will return a false negative, as if the records simply don’t exist.

The key point about the FBI’s “prohibited access” black hole is that files don’t just get hidden, they get ghosted. A keyword search won’t return a message saying you lack clearance, it will return a false negative, as if the records simply don’t exist.

That’s a massive problem,…

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) June 3, 2025