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In reply to the discussion: What Really Happened With the DNC’s “Datagate”? (from Jacobin) [View all]newthinking
(3,982 posts)16. This basically shows the analysis by myself and another IT admin was correct. This is POLITICAL not
substantive.
My previous posted analysis:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251913752
This "crisis" was mostly (somewhat dishonest) political gamesmanship.
The summary basically states that:
1. The data pulled had little if any feasible real campaign use.
2. There is *no* "data to be recovered" and there was no way to "download" it in the first place. This is just made up.
3. It is consistent that Uretsky's searches began as an investigation, but it appears he got carried away and possibly did attempt to use the data to determine the Clinton campaign's confidence level. So it was right to fire him for crossing the line.
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He mentioned they could not even get that detail without being able to download the data
newthinking
Dec 2015
#17
Nonsense. The strategy and thinking of the Clinton GOTV efforts is probably pretty obvious
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#36
Sanders spins the facts when he says campaign did not 'go out and take' Clinton data
Gothmog
Dec 2015
#55
I think it is exactly like he said. He wanted to be able to prove that the breach had occurred.
LiberalArkie
Dec 2015
#6
I agree. We are talking about computer nerds here. They will mess with data just to see
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#32
The author, formerly and admin of the software, said that neither campaign could get far without
newthinking
Dec 2015
#18
The breach is the fault of NGP Van. They admit there was a bug in a release on the website.
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#49
The NGP Van was nkt fired by Sanders. Who forced Sanders staff members to look at Clinton's
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#50
The staff did not breach the data. They were given permission to search and view the data
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#51
This basically shows the analysis by myself and another IT admin was correct. This is POLITICAL not
newthinking
Dec 2015
#16
I tend to believe Uretsky's statement about his intent to document the extent of the breach
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#29
"It's political not substantive." I agree with the political part. That was the point.
pnwmom
Dec 2015
#27
Maybe he discovered something so fascinating that he threw caution to the wind.
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#30
Bad metaphor. Benghazi was where Libyan weapons were stored and from where weapons
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#26
Jacobin tries to determine based on the searches what the intent of Bernie's Sanders
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
#24
I have the opposite feeling; whenever good points are raised by those qualified to say so, they run.
JonLeibowitz
Dec 2015
#54
What truely amazes me here is that any campaign is storing sensitive data under the control
RichVRichV
Dec 2015
#44