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John this was very grasping and informative read. I've used Zillow many times and always wondered how they were able to obtain all this information. Everything you covered was very detailed and it made me realize other ways companies can have privacy implication with open data. Contractors working or bidding for government contracts must disclose data that ranges from bidding documents to their performance reviews (Procurement open data guidelines, n.d.). This information can allow citizens to provide feedback on best contractors but hurt companies that have negative data on them (Neumann, 2016). As with everything, there is good and bad, but with time this information should be able to help weed out under performing companies that only want governments money to ones that actually benefit our country.
Neumann, G. (April 21, 2016). Connecting the what, how and who: Why we need more open data in government contracts. Retrieved from http://www.open-contracting.org/2016/04/21/connecting-need-open-data-government-contracts/
Procurement open data guidelines. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://sunlightfoundation.com/procurement/opendataguidelines
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I enjoyed reading your article. I think we have to be extremely careful when defining the uses of data. There has to be a balance when re-using and redistributing data as it pertains to "need to know" and "right to know". Does every one have a right to know someones medical history, family history, financial history, criminal background? People think they have a need and a right to know only because they are noisy. Most are not providing a service.
Citizens have a right to know if a petafile lives in their neighborhood when they have small children or if they live near a school. If you live in an all adult community and children are not allowed do you really have a need to know?
When using a membership card at the grocery store does your insurance company have a right to know what foods and drugs you are purchasing. What if they use that information to make decisions on what benefits to provide you? I know there are many instances when I go to the store and purchase items for others that I do not even eat. How will they discern that it was not for my consumption?
Should a private citizen not involved in law enforcement have the right to access a website and be able to get a criminal background of another private citizen or access their credit report or financial history? I know of an incident that occurred where an employee was on such a website and decided to put in another employee's name just to see what happened. Turns out that person had a criminal background (20 yrs old), but the other employee told everyone in the company about it. That created a hostile environment. Both employees were eventually terminated. Do you think there is any personal liability if a victim decides to file a defamation suit? The data was freely available.
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John,
Nice article. It would have been nice to see your suggestions for mitigating some of the privacy concerns. Additionally, you wrote:
"Tn a sense, the PIA positions the performing parties to create a balance between the right to privacy and the right to information (NARA, 2002)."
