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In reply to the discussion: Pro-Gun Blogger Retaliates Against Database By Publishing Newspaper Staff’s Personal Info [View all]ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)10. I have read where some of the people on the list have gotten phone calls and other communications
about their employer. Be interesting to see how loud the squeal.
The data being accumulated and published is quite thorough and has many parties looking. The staff is going to be unhappy for a long time to come.
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Purveyor
Dec 2012
OP
Sue the fucker. Sue all gun fuckers. Sue them back into the stone age where they belong. nt
onehandle
Dec 2012
#2
Unfortunately, the Bush/Cheney years misled some into believing that privacy is "quaint"
derby378
Dec 2012
#7
Great Idea Is To Publish National Maps Of All Gun Owners So I Can Steer Clear Before One Goes Postal
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#5
That May Be True - But Knowing Who These People Are Means I Can Personally Shun Them
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#38
Then All The Better Reason To Institute Mandatory Gun Registration Just Like Automobiles
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#39
Publicly Available Information Of Gun Owners - Someone Is Leveraging That Data
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#40
I have read where some of the people on the list have gotten phone calls and other communications
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#10
No, I am finding amusement in journalists going through what they dish out
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#13
"Its not like journalism is a real profession. There are no enforced standards or even rules."
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#25
RWS said it well, information wants to be free and I agree that public information is indeed public
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#30
I would have expect the so called journalists to not do what they did or accept similar treatment
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#15
That level of privacy violation is not schoolyard childishness. However, since there is no viable
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#18
and publishing photos, links to pics of their children and description of her car as well as the
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#27