thinkprogress.org — This week the Minnesota Republican Party is distributing a new CD about a proposed state marriage amendment. The problem ? the CD sends your answers back to headquarters, filed by name, address, and political views. No mention of that in the terms of use. No privacy policy at all.
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ugm2099Mar 1, 2006
"after all, Al Gore "created" the Internet, right? Muaha."wow that's the first time I've seen someone quote him accurately! Congrats!
infra172Mar 1, 2006
OMFG! When I click on the "submit comment" what I type on my computer is transmitted to Digg.com! And its not even encrypted! Its just liike Sony! Rootkit! Digg is a rootkit! I'm consumed with irrational fear!
sneedMar 1, 2006
Hehe, of course it's the republicans... they want to install spy ware on our computers so they can watch our every move... *tinfoil hat*
ohroflMar 1, 2006
Haha, awesome. Too bad it doesn't read people's emails and send them to the government as well.
rodballMar 1, 2006
timmarhy - Sorry, perhaps my analogy is flawed. Want another one?If I park my car by the curb, with the keys in it, is it up for grabs? Of course not, even though I may be a numbskull.It may be that in the case of information on the 'net, things are a little more dicey. If anyone would like to provide some case law, that would be great. But it seems to me that if I have information, no matter how lax I am in my security, if I have not published it, it should still be under my control. Just because MPR has cleverly found my website, and my information all hanging out, it's still their bad.
reqageMar 1, 2006
why the hell would anyone use that cd at all?
donwilsonMar 1, 2006
Haha, I love morons who are latched onto their security blanket, aka their copy of 1984.
tavisjohnMar 1, 2006
That is why I use ZoneAlarm! It tells me when ANY app tries to connect to the internet. If it looks like something is trying to connec to the net that I do not want to connect, then I block it!