(December 26, 2012 at 5:22 pm)Brian37 Wrote:We are on different pages. You clearly don't mind the fact that this data is publicly accessible:Quote:The privacy of citizens is also a valued concept.
No disagreement there. I really don't think we are on different pages. I said it was an abuse of power on that Newpaper's part. I did not in any of my posts say what this paper did was right, I have flatly condemned it's actions.
Brian37 Wrote:...my problem isn't that government documents are public, THEY SHOULD BE...
I disagree completely. I don't mind registering guns with the government; I don't mind having a license to own a gun. What I do mind is the information on my gun registration form, or my gun license, being made public for everyone to see. There is no reason any member of the public needs to know which people own which guns...none at all. It is a violation of privacy.