[statecom-discuss] Unwise use of GRP data

[Merelice]

Jamie et al,

I believe Jamie's answer below was the appropriate way to go and am
truly sorry that Solution #2 was withdrawn.

Since solution #2 was not carried out, the only other alternative that
could have been implemented immediately was solution #1, to notify the
McKinney campaign that it could not proceed to use the list. Not
taking that step compounded a mistake instead of solving it.

Please tell the McKinney campaign that their use is one-time only and
that they must delete the data AND any resulting data they mine from
it. The GRP has not endorsed any presidential candidate on our ballot
and it should not appear to have done so by treating the candidates
unequally.

Merelice


On 2/2/08, Jamie O'Keefe <jokeefe at jamesokeefe.org> wrote:
> Dear John, Nigel and Omar,
>
>  After reviewing the GRP Database Access and Use Policy, Dan Melnechuk
>  and I found that we had granted the McKinney data request in error.
>  Sadly sometimes four eyes are not better than two.  Dan will send an
>  explanation to the relevant committee list servs.
>
>  To rectify this error we believe that there are two choices:
>
>  1.  We could tell the McKinney campaign to delete all of the data that
>  we gave them.
>
>  2.  We could grant your request for the Draft Nader campaign.
>
>  Since the Draft Nader campaign needs this data promptly and has not
>  been able to have their request dealt with, though I was only made
>  aware of the Draft Nader campaign's need this week, the fair solution
>  appears to be the second choice.  Dan and I are agreed that we can
>  fulfill the Draft Nader campaign's request promptly once we receive
>  the GRP Agents Agreement that I mentioned would need to be filled out
>  when I emailed you yesterday.  As a reminder, you can find the Agents
>  Agreement at:
>
>
>  http://www.green-rainbow.org/Committees/Technology
>
>
> We still require that it be sent to us by postal mail, but we will
>  accept a scanned copy via email to expedite the data transfer.  Please
>  call or txt me at 617-447-0210 when you send it so that I know to look
>  at my email and perform the extraction and transfer promptly.  Email
>  may not be able to handle the size of the data, so I put it up on our
>  web site for a limited time.
>
>  I am happy to talk with you about what the different fields mean since
>  I performed this function for the McKinney' campaign's database
>  administrator.
>
>  Please note that our policy does prevent the transfer of our data to
>  other parties by the recipient.  Should Nader be our nominee, then his
>  campaign can request our data.
>
>  If you feel that you do not have enough time to use the data
>  productively, then I will notify the McKinney campaign that they must
>  cease using the data we granted. I trust that they will comply
>  promptly, but sadly have no direct control over their actions.
>  However, I will pester until it is done.
>
>  I will txt Nigel once this email has been sent to notify him of this
>  email.  While I am not always at it, I can also be reached via AIM at
>  jamiepokeefe .
>
>  Please accept my apologies for our error.  Good luck with your calling.
>
>  Jamie
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