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Cattledog

(5,914 posts)
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 06:24 PM Jul 2017

The White House just posted the emails of critics without censoring sensitive personal information

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/14/15973464/white-house-election-integrity-doxx

The White House just responded to concerns it would release voters’ sensitive personal information by releasing a bunch of voters’ sensitive personal information.

Last month, the White House’s “election integrity” commission sent out requests to every state asking for all voters’ names, party IDs, addresses, and even the last four digits of their Social Security numbers, among other information. The White House then said this information would be made available to the public.

A lot of people did not like the idea, fearing that their personal information could be made public. So some sent emails to the White House, demanding that it rescind the request.

This week, the White House decided to make those emails from concerned citizens public through the commission's new website. But the administration made a big mistake: It didn’t censor any of the personal information — such as names, email addresses, actual addresses, and phone numbers — included in those emails.

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The White House just posted the emails of critics without censoring sensitive personal information (Original Post) Cattledog Jul 2017 OP
An "accident" on purpose? SHRED Jul 2017 #1
Voter intimidation! bettyellen Jul 2017 #2
Filthy fucking motherfuckers. I hope people get REAL mad , and soon. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #3
WTF winetourdriver01 Jul 2017 #4
Just the information you'd need to find that perfect place to gather and burn a cross. Girard442 Jul 2017 #5
That was the whole idea of gathering all that info. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #6
That Was NOT a Mistake Leith Jul 2017 #7
Police state tactics. Ilsa Jul 2017 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
3. Filthy fucking motherfuckers. I hope people get REAL mad , and soon.
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 06:41 PM
Jul 2017

None of us, none of you, are safe from the criminals in the White House.

End times could be near, especially when you throw into the mix North Korea.

 

winetourdriver01

(1,154 posts)
4. WTF
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 06:45 PM
Jul 2017

What is it going to take? Do we wait until these fuckers start building concentration camps? What the Fuck?

Leith

(7,809 posts)
7. That Was NOT a Mistake
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 07:10 PM
Jul 2017

They want to intimidate people for expressing opinions. If anyone on that list is threatened, harmed, or insulted, it is grounds to sue.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
8. Police state tactics.
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 07:44 PM
Jul 2017

Intimidate anyone with an original thought or who dares question them. Authoritarians.

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