jimpeel
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The NY Journal Sentinel decided that it would be a good idea to post an interactive map with all of the names and addresses of every firearms permit holder in two counties. The bad part was that it also, by extension, showed which houses are unarmed against home invasions and burglary. Their intent, of course, was to demonize the firearms owners.
Now, a couple of bloggers have posted the names, addresses, photos, and interior shots of the homes of those who posted the map.
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Now, a couple of bloggers have posted the names, addresses, photos, and interior shots of the homes of those who posted the map.
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Blogger Posts Newspaper Staff Addresses Over 'Gun Map'
Adds map, photos of publisher's house
By Mark Russell, Newser Staff
Posted Dec 27, 2012 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) – The interactive map of gun-owning homes published by Westchester's Journal News inspired more than outrage: Now a Connecticut lawyer has published the home addresses and phone numbers of the Journal News' publisher and 50 employees on his blog, reports Tech Crunch.
“I don’t know whether the Journal’s publisher Janet Hasson is a permit holder herself, but here’s how to find her to ask,” writes blogger Christopher Fountain, who added a Google Maps shot of Hasson's house, complete with interior shots via Zillow.
Another enterprising blogger even took that data and made another interactive map of his own.
"Ironically, the promise of open data was supposed to lead to open-minded discussion," notes Tech Crunch's Gregory Ferenstein, but it "appears that transparency lends itself equally to being both a tool of democracy or a partisan weapon."