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The files include non-classified descriptive data from the so-called “six-packs” and magnetic tapes, according to the government.
Szondi said the cabinet discussed the full disclosure of the regime’s secret service activities and the role of the Historical Archives of the State Security Services on Wednesday, and decided to submit a bill to fulfill promises left unmet since the 1990 regime change.
Recruitment dossiers will be published continuously, with a deadline of Dec. 31, she said.
“The symbolic date also highlights that freedom to understand the past is part of the legacy of the revolution,” Szondi said.
The government spokesperson emphasized that making the files public would not mean unrestricted data disclosure. The bill would exclude the public release of personal identifiers and protect particularly sensitive data such as health status, pathological addictions, sexual life and orientation.
Data on observed individuals, victims and third parties would be anonymized wherever justified, she said.
Szondi added that the bill does not limit disclosure to agents but precisely defines the roles of all individuals involved.
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