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There is a difference between 5 names in an article and 100k names in a database.
by liontwist 2y ago
There is a difference between 5 names in an article and 100k names in a database.
- qingcharles 2y agoThe names of all public employees are public records (unless some exemption to do with say, national security, applies).
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- LastTrain 2y agoI really hope we can all agree it is an extremely shitty thing to do for the worlds richest person, somehow entrusted to go in and supposedly save the government some money, to publicize random individuals information he stumbles across in the process because he personally doesn't like their job title. Fuck off with whether it is 'legal' or not, that isn't the issue.
- realce 2y agoThese 5 people are our employees. We pay them with our tax dollars to assist in delivering services to ourselves and our fellow citizens. Unless secrecy is a distinct function of the service they deliver, I expect their names to be public. Transparency and accountability is owed to the taxpayer, if that's not acceptable to people then they are free to lend their talents to the private sector instead.
- matwood 2y ago> These 5 people are our employees. Part of the problem is we're not sure who is paying them and who ultimately they report to. Are they doing what's best for Musk and his business interests or what's best for the US? Even Altman has called out Musk in a similar fashion. What's happening now is the exact opposite of transparency and accountability.
- cogman10 2y ago5 names are causing untold damage on the federal government. It isn't "doxxing" that we all know about Fauchi because of COVID. These aren't low level federal employees doing menial work with the Medicare claims.