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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Pistol permit owner list withdrawn by Journal News
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Sun Jan 20 12:12:21 2013
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:01:57 -0800
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Pistol permit owner list withdrawn by Journal News appears on Dropbox
as downloadable CSV files
http://j.mp/10daxFi (Slashdot)
"On Friday, The Journal News caved under pressure of gun advocates and
shut down the interactive maps which contained the names and addresses
of licensed gun owners in upstate New York. The maps are still visible
on the site, however they are simply static images. The Journal News
published the interactive maps on December 23 which caused significant
backlash. In a similar move, Gawker published the names of licensed
gun owners in New York City without addresses. New York state Senator
Greg Ball (Republican) called the removal of the data a 'huge win.' On
Saturday, an anonymous user leaked the raw data used to build The
Journal News maps."
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All of the raw data used by the Journal News appears to be on a
Dropbox account in standard CSV form, with the tag: The Internet
Doesn't Forget. And I might add, as I say all the time: Public is
public.
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