GOP Spyware? - CD From Minnesota GOP Also Gathers Data

[Kadie]

CD From Minnesota GOP Also Gathers Data

Thursday, March 2, 2006

03-02) 14:36 PST Saint Paul, Minn. (AP) --


A computer disk that the Minnesota Republican Party prepared to support a ban on gay marriage has another purpose: gathering data on the politics of the people who view it.


And that's stirred up a technological tempest on the Internet and among Democrats who say the disk will improperly gather data from people who run it on their computers. Privacy experts say they're concerned that the GOP won't adequately warn users that it's collecting the data, and they worry where the information will end up.


But GOP officials said the final version of the CD that's due to be mailed soon to hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans will contain a notice that the information gathered may be used by the party.


The disks contain video clips from Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer, State Auditor Pat Anderson and House Speaker Steve Sviggum. They talk about what they consider the dangers of gay marriage and why they believe a constitutional amendment is needed to ban it.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/03/02/financial/f143626S28.DTL

[katinmn]

1. Please help fight back! The GOP is putting a lot of resources into this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=160x17358#17364

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=160x17358

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=160x17362

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=160&topic_id=17305&mesg_id=17305

[msongs]

2. Great issue for a TV advertising campaign -->

here's an ad:

wave the cd on screen
voice: the republicans are spying on you and getting your personal information
voice: just like the republican secret police are spying on your phone calls
voice: don't let the republicans secret police spy on you, toss out this (show product) cd
voice: have the republicans no shame at all?

Msongs
www.msongs.com/democratsmugs.htm