Lead Ohio government snooper Helen Jones-Kelley resigned from her job and two of her cohorts were canned as a result of their plundering through Joe the Plumber’s records.
According to HotAir,
…her resignation statement, via the Dayton Daily News. She’s very worried indeed about politics becoming a distraction from urgent state business.
Urgent state business? More snooping?
On the lighter side…here is another take on this resignation…warning graphic content.
December 18, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Helen Jones-Kelley’s fate illustrates the unprecedented transparency that technology is bringing to society. Just as (allegedly) Plumber Joe’s privacy was breached, access logs in Ohio’s information systems show when his data was accessed and from which particular government offices. That’s powerful stuff. Data logs enable a deep investigation into precisely who made the access and whether it was legal. If people acted illegally, the digital evidence can lead to their punishment. Such transparency represents a big trend in society http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/12/people-in-authority-sometimes-abuse.html –Ben
December 18, 2008 at 6:22 PM
I have to wonder how benign that passport breach on the POTUS candidates really was? Love your site. Linked.
December 18, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Ohio agency head who snooped on Joe the Plumber re…
Finally, that disgraceful woman has left her post. She was first just given a mere suspension, but now, it looks like she’s been forced to walk (Hat tip: Hot Air):…