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Subject: [IP] Tracking Campaign Contributions



Delivered-To: dfarber+@ux13.sp.cs.cmu.edu
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 20:17:52 -0600
From: Bruce Schneier <schneier@counterpane.com>


If you were bothered by the ability of people to see who donates to who, this will really bother you.

http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php

Type in your address and see who your neighbors have donated money to in the presidential race.

Or type in someone's name to see who they contributed to.

While I favor openness in political fundraising, putting it together in this form is fairly worrisome. If you're the only (that's right, on a quick scan there is only one) person in my zip code to have donated to GWB, it can't be very comfortable to see such lists on the Internet.

Bruce

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