Comments on: Violating a privacy policy http://blog.gruby.com/2010/01/28/violating-a-privacy-policy/ Another semi-useless spot on the web... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Grubyhttp://blog.gruby.com/2010/01/28/violating-a-privacy-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-15919 Scott Gruby Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:51:26 +0000 http://blog.gruby.com/?p=2444#comment-15919 While Duncan Hunter has the right to send me paper mail, I contacted him to tell him that it was a waste of paper and that he should try to preserve natural resources by not sending it and going electronic. As for him sending me a survey, this is typical politician behavior where laws are enacted to prevent business from doing slimy things, but allows politicians to do it. If a survey had been sent out by a business using names gathered where the privacy policy didn't say that they could be used for that purpose, the business would have been in trouble. Also, the survey had no way to opt-out, something that companies are not allowed to do and the company would have people all over them, including politicians. While Duncan Hunter has the right to send me paper mail, I contacted him to tell him that it was a waste of paper and that he should try to preserve natural resources by not sending it and going electronic. As for him sending me a survey, this is typical politician behavior where laws are enacted to prevent business from doing slimy things, but allows politicians to do it. If a survey had been sent out by a business using names gathered where the privacy policy didn't say that they could be used for that purpose, the business would have been in trouble. Also, the survey had no way to opt-out, something that companies are not allowed to do and the company would have people all over them, including politicians.

]]> By: Tylerhttp://blog.gruby.com/2010/01/28/violating-a-privacy-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-15918 Tyler Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:55:22 +0000 http://blog.gruby.com/?p=2444#comment-15918 He's your Congressman, I don't understand what the big deal is. As a constituent, he was every right to send paper mailings to you, your address is public information when you register to vote.The privacy policy is debatable, I would count a survey as "information" Plus, I believe can-spam pertains to only commercial/private sector mail He's your Congressman, I don't understand what the big deal is.
As a constituent, he was every right to send paper mailings to you, your address is public information when you register to vote.

The privacy policy is debatable, I would count a survey as "information"
Plus, I believe can-spam pertains to only commercial/private sector mail

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