DUMB

What are they thinking?

This week the Minnesota Republican Party is distributing a new CD about a proposed state marriage amendment. Along with flashy graphics, the CD asks people their views on controversial issues such as abortion, gun control, illegal immigration, and so on.

The problem – the CD sends your answers back to headquarters, filed by name, address, and political views. No mention of that in the terms of use. No privacy policy at all. The story concludes: “So if you run the CD in your personal computer, by the end of it, the Minnesota GOP will not only know what you think on particular issues, but also who you are.”

Uh, why wouldn't they have done this one the web?

... and do they really need to collect that info?

Of course the fever swamps are rife with theories.

Though it has to make you wonder. Why in the hell would anyone fill out that information to view the MN GOP's positions?

Politics Posted by AlexC at March 1, 2006 12:36 AM