White House Campaign on Healthcare Raises Data Privacy Issues
The White House blog asking users to report "fishy" information on the debate on healthcare reform has raised data privacy issues. The White House is obligated under the law to maintain all correspondence it receives. Claims have been raised that such action on the part of the White House violates the First Amendment rights of those spreading disinformation. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has written a letter to President Obama stating that it seems "inevitable that the names, email addresses, IP addresses, and private speech of U.S. citizens will be reported to the White House. You should not be surprised that these actions taken by your White House staff raise the specter of a data collection program." See also EPIC's page on The FBI File Controversy.
White House Healthcare Campaign Raises Data Privacy Worries, PC World, August 6, 2009.
