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{{Cquote|Any citizen can obtain their FBI files through the Freedom of Information Act....There is no such mechanism by which a private American citizen can obtain their files compiled by private Watchdog organizations.... You cannot correct errors... they may have obtained information that government agencies cannot legally collect on its own. This... is something that goes on all the time and represents a serious civil liberties issue. <ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/wilcox/5.html Laird Wilcox], ''The Watchdogs: A Close Look at Anti-Racist "Watchdog" Groups'', Editorial Research Service, 1999, pg. 15. ISBN 0-993592-96-5. </ref>}}
{{Cquote|Any citizen can obtain their FBI files through the Freedom of Information Act....There is no such mechanism by which a private American citizen can obtain their files compiled by private Watchdog organizations.... You cannot correct errors... they may have obtained information that government agencies cannot legally collect on its own. This... is something that goes on all the time and represents a serious civil liberties issue. <ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/wilcox/5.html Laird Wilcox], ''The Watchdogs: A Close Look at Anti-Racist "Watchdog" Groups'', Editorial Research Service, 1999, pg. 15. ISBN 0-993592-96-5. </ref>}}
Some watchdog organizations have been criticized for the misuse of journalist shield laws to mask thier domestic spying operations. . Robert J. Friedman of the ''Village Voice'' commented:
{{Cquote|Journalists place information in the public domain where they are held accountable for falsehoods, distortions, and libel. And for the most part, journalists don’t share their files with domestic police agencies... many of [the "watchdog" agency] files are not open to public scrutiny, false information collected by ideologically biased researchers cannot be corrected. <ref>Robert J. Friedman, ''The Anti-Defamation League is Spying On You'' Village Voice, 11 May
1993. </ref>}}
Wilcox observes the watchdog's publications are designed to support the ideological agenda of thier own organization and its constituency, and not provide “news.” Thier publishing activities are only a small part of its program, most of which is fundraising, lobbying, and maintaining enemies lists. <ref>Laird Wilcox, ''The Watchdogs'', 1999, pgs 54-56.</ref>
The Wikipedia project has worked in close collaboration with several alleged humanitarian "watchdog" groups. The "Notable Wikipedia Experts" entrusted with this venture are immune to all Wikipedia's published policies, WP:Attribution, WP:No self promotion, WP:Experts do not hold a place of privilege, WP:Citing self, WP:No personal attacks, WP:Civility, and WP:Wikipedia is not a battleground are the most often cited policy violations that go unenforced against these private organizations which are granted license to publicly slander at will. <ref>Chirsi Arabia, [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 Leftist Lie Factory], ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', October 16, 2003.</ref>
The Wikipedia project has worked in close collaboration with several alleged humanitarian "watchdog" groups. The "Notable Wikipedia Experts" entrusted with this venture are immune to all Wikipedia's published policies, WP:Attribution, WP:No self promotion, WP:Experts do not hold a place of privilege, WP:Citing self, WP:No personal attacks, WP:Civility, and WP:Wikipedia is not a battleground are the most often cited policy violations that go unenforced against these private organizations which are granted license to publicly slander at will. <ref>Chirsi Arabia, [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 Leftist Lie Factory], ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', October 16, 2003.</ref>