Six Government Agencies Investigated Joe The Plumber

November 14, 2008 / 7:19 pm • By Dr. Melissa Clouthier

Six Government Agencies Investigated Joe The Plumber
To aid the Obama campaign. I mean the press.

  • http://computersafety.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/web-20-block-the-bad-allow-the-good/ Benjamin Wright

    Dr. Melissa: 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