Thursday, March 28, AD 2024 8:51pm

The War on Joe the Plumber-Update

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Previously I had posted about government snooping on Joe the Plumber here.  Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles has now reported that no fewer than six governmental agencies, including the office of the Attorney General of the State of Ohio, and the Ohio Department of Taxation, accessed state records on Joe Wurzelbacher.  The lesson is obvious:  ask an inconvenient question of President Obama and agencies that your tax dollars support will be used as a weapon against you.

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Mark DeFrancisis
Mark DeFrancisis
Friday, November 14, AD 2008 10:12pm

Perhaps you could do some pro bomum work to defend the poor fellow, Mr. McClarey… ;

Mark DeFrancisis
Mark DeFrancisis
Friday, November 14, AD 2008 10:13pm

pro bonum…pro bono…U2 rules, btw…

benjaminwright
Saturday, November 15, AD 2008 10:09am

This story illustrates the unprecedented transparency that technology is bringing to society. Just as (allegedly) Plumber Joe’s privacy was breached, access logs in Ohio’s information systems show when his data was accessed and from which particular government offices. That’s powerful stuff. Data logs can probably enable a deeper investigation into precisely who made the access and whether it was legal. If people acted illegally, the digital evidence can lead to their punishment. Such transparency represents a big trend in society http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/12/people-in-authority-sometimes-abuse.html –Ben

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