Comments on: Don’t stifle leaks, kids

By: George99

George99 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:29:46 +0000

“….This is a legal matter involving folks who are working hard not to pay taxes…” All citizens are entitled to use any legal means to avoid paying tax. Tax avoidance is OK - its tax evasion that isn’t. Illegally taking, passing on or publishing information - the legality being determined by the locus of the information - is illegal whether that information is “important”, “valuable” or even not. If one is in a trust situation with an organization and as a consequence has access to another’s private information, one has a fiduciary relationship not to take, pass on or publish such information.

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:04:33 +0000

And this isn’t a matter of my SSN getting on a BBS. This is a legal matter involving folks who are working hard not to pay taxes. There are two levels of privacy: my grandma and a bank. You come after my grandma and I’m pissed and the same goes for you stealing from a government that my “open-to-the-world” money goes to every April 15. We can argue the validity of taxes on another knee-jerk morning. I know my information isn’t safe which is why I try to keep incriminating information and practices to a minimum. Just don’t look in my garage.

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:56:49 +0000

that was supposed to be ultra-rich

By: George99

George99 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:48:27 +0000

You spoil your valid points by including nonsense as well. Its not only the “ultra right” either who are wealthy or who hide assets - some centrists and, dare I say it, left-of-center people have assets & wealth and strive to protect both. While you may enjoy private data of those who you do not like being stolen and published, encouraging same will open the door for private documentation of even good people to be made public - even your’s. I for one value the sanctity of the concept of “privacy” - but heck you’re a blogger so are an “open-to-the-world” person.