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kentuck

(111,103 posts) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 09:08 AM Dec 2015

Equal access

Through my experiences with local and county Party data bases, every candidate had equal access to all the voter files. I cannot understand what the issue is about?

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Equal access (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2015 OP

Seems obvious that the issue is about trying to discredit Sanders and throw him off for Saturday. merrily Dec 2015 #1

Each campaign puts private notes attqched to each voter file, the basic data is shared but the peacebird Dec 2015 #2

Yes, candidates can keep their own personal database... kentuck Dec 2015 #3

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. Seems obvious that the issue is about trying to discredit Sanders and throw him off for Saturday.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 09:12 AM

Dec 2015

I think it will have the opposite effect on Sanders and the viewing public than was planned. At least, I hope it will.

peacebird

(14,195 posts)

2. Each campaign puts private notes attqched to each voter file, the basic data is shared but the

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 09:13 AM

Dec 2015

Analysis, the strategy, the notes are all private by campaign and should not be visible to others. It appears Hillarys 2008 texh guy is incompetent because the individual campaign data should be salted and hashed with pointers to the shared data. That simple encryption would keep everything safe regardless of whether the firewall was up or down.

And another thing - stop access when you are doing software updates, have a maintenance window. That way NO campaign has access when the firewall is down. Pretty simple stuff really, for a competent database person anyhow.

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

3. Yes, candidates can keep their own personal database...

Reply to peacebird (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 09:30 AM

Dec 2015

But the Party organization (DNC) must share all their information equally, is my understanding.

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