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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRebekah Jones named Forbes Technology Person of The Year
Jones is the first ever recipient of the magazines award.Forbes has named former Department of Health data specialist Rebekah Jones its Technology Person of the Year.
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Jones rose to national prominence in May when the Department of Health fired her for what Gov. Ron DeSantis administration called insubordination. However, Jones contends department officials asked her to manipulate data to make it appear as if the state was ready to begin reopening. She claims she was fired for refusing the request.
She again captured the nations attention earlier this month when Department of Law Enforcement officers searched her home and seized her hardware after connecting her address to a security breech at DOH. Jones denies involvement in the hack and has sued the DeSantis administration, arguing the search was ordered as a punishment.
Regardless, she is the latest technologist who stepped up to fill the vacuum left by governments during COVID-19, wrote Forbes deputy technology editor Helen A.S. Popkin.
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Rebekah Jones named Forbes Technology Person of The Year (Original Post)
kpete
Dec 2020
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flamingdem
(39,375 posts)1. Great. Along with the grim reaper Daniel Uhlfeder DeSantis is getting
skewered for his lies and cover ups.
ProfessorGAC
(66,098 posts)2. Good For Her!
She's had enough darkness. I hope this glimmer of light helps her out.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)3. That is great!
Nice she is recognized for doing her work too well to work for the Florida State Government.
samsingh
(17,624 posts)4. Excellent.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)5. You do the right thing and you win, amazing how that works! 😉