Jeb Bush doxxes over 12,000 Floridians in the name of "transparency"

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This turns into a bit of a rant at the end, but stay with me >.>

Politicians accept correspondence (letters and email, etc) from their constituents (the people, specifically voters in the politician's jurisdiction) to get an idea of what they want, to help them navigate the many departments of government, and to expedite their cases. In the latter instances, personal information is sometimes necessary, including name, address, phone number, and Social Security number. There is a legally binding document signed by the constituent to ensure that the office does not share this information with any third parties, lest the office be held accountable. These correspondences can be of a very sensitive nature, so the guarantee of privacy is an important one.

Jeb Bush fucked that all to hell.

In an attempt to one-up Hillary Clinton, currently defending herself from her personal email server controversy, the former Florida governor released email correspondence from his time in office.

What makes this so completely incompetent is that his office did not redact a single piece of information from these correspondences... whatsoever. And that's a huge problem.

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http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/10/8013531/jeb-bush-florida-email-dump-privacy

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While the data is off Bush's site now, the damage has already been done, because it's already out there on the Internet. Keep in mind, this is a candidate who also supports the NSA's mass surveillance programs--though he seems to have great difficulty grasping the concept of privacy, or he just doesn't care.

On a related note, Ted Cruz's campaign also seems to be technologically illiterate, unable to prevent the most basic of mishaps. Is he not aware of whitehouse.com? Watching the GOP in 2016 could be like watching a grandparent learn how to use a computer for the first time... except that grandparent is also your tech support.

Don't get me wrong, I feel sorry for the Jeb Bush emailers--he violated their trust and screwed them over while doing so, all for political gain. It'll just be humorous, though, to watch the GOP (metaphorically) shoot themselves in the foot again.

Is there any question now that Jeb Bush is not qualified to be president (along with Hillary)?
Last Edit: March 24, 2015, 08:16:40 PM by Kupo


 
 
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Christ almighty...

I don't give two shits about the political leanings of the guy, but what a god damn pillock.


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I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.



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I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.
>.> stop being logical

But at any rate, I don't think he or his office had the authority to do so in the first place, unless he went around and specifically asked each and every one of those people.


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I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.
>.> stop being logical

But at any rate, I don't think he or his office had the authority to do so in the first place, unless he went around and specifically asked each and every one of those people.

Well since the emails are considered public record, sending an email is, itself, tacit consent to publication. Just looking over a few examples in the article, they were all instances of people disclosing that information on behalf of another, such a legal adviser or medical representative -- which is kind of shocking in itself, given their responsibility to protect that information.

On a whole I think it's an egg in his face, but not particularly damaging or dramatic to his campaign. Also, I wasn't aware of his publication of his email address to get closer to his constituents --  that's pretty commendable, in my opinion. Sounds like his good intentions were muddied by a careless staff member.


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I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.
>.> stop being logical

But at any rate, I don't think he or his office had the authority to do so in the first place, unless he went around and specifically asked each and every one of those people.

Well since the emails are considered public record, sending an email is, itself, tacit consent to publication. Just looking over a few examples in the article, they were all instances of people disclosing that information on behalf of another, such a legal adviser or medical representative -- which is kind of shocking in itself, given their responsibility to protect that information.

On a whole I think it's an egg in his face, but not particularly damaging or dramatic to his campaign. Also, I wasn't aware of his publication of his email address to get closer to his constituents --  that's pretty commendable, in my opinion. Sounds like his good intentions were muddied by a careless staff member.
I just... I can't fathom what they were thinking. That's a humongous oversight. Being a Politician 101.

Oh but yeah, a lot of politicians have some way to contact them >.> Jeb did go the extra mile by talking to them directly, apparently.
Last Edit: March 24, 2015, 09:27:40 PM by Kupo


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I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.
Which might as well be posting it himself since he gave the OK for this to happen.


 
 
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I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.
Which might as well be posting it himself since he gave the OK for this to happen.
There's a pretty big difference between "yeah, you can publish the correspondence we received from our constituents to promote transparancy", and "yeah, you can publish the correspondence, including full names, email addresses, phone numbers and so forth."

I'm really not a fan of the guy myself, but blaming him personally is a little much. Chances are he agreed to this under the logical impression that his staff would not publish the sensitive personal information that goes with the correspondence when he gave the OK.
Not revealing personal information like that is just... the most basic thing one could possibly ask for. It's a baffling oversight that opens up thousands of Floridians to identity theft. And as is stated in the article:
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"Emails that bear on public decisions should be made public, but certainly emails with social security numbers or private medical information are not relevant to that," Bruce Jacob, a constitutional and criminal law professor at Florida's Stetson University told The Verge.