18 Million Targeted Voter Records Exposed By Database Error (csoonline.com)

itwbennett writes: Last week, a database containing 191 million voter records was exposed because of a misconfigured database that no on wants to claim ownership of. Around the same time, a second, smaller database containing fewer than 57 million records similar to those previously discovered was also found by researcher Chris Vickery. But the second database also includes 18 million records that hold targeted demographic information. And as was the case with the previous voter database, no one wants to claim ownership.

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Re:Is it part of the uncoordinated coordination?

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

>> wish we would just scrap the elections and just sell the elections to the highest bidder

Do you really want the Service Employees International Union in charge?
https://www.opensecrets.org/or...

Re:TLDR: It's Nation Builder's database

[Jonah Hex]

Nation Builder sells data to others, so while the data originally came from NB no one is taking ownership of the database that is exposed to the public.

Speaking to Dissent, Nation Builder said that the IP address hosting the database wasn't one of theirs, and it wasn't an IP address for any of their hosted clients.

But is Nation Builder to blame? Not really... So while Nation Builder denied any claim to the IP and the leaked database, it's entirely possible they might know who developed it – but that would require an extensive records check. This is because a developer or campaign wishing to access the Nation Builder Election Center would need to register their contact details, such as name and email address. However, Nation Builder is under no obligation to identify customers, and once the data has been obtained, they cannot control what happens to it. In short, while they provided the data that's in my newly leaked voter record, they're not liable in any way for it being exposed. And to be clear, I don't blame Nation Builder for my leaked record either, I blame the person(s) who developed the database and poorly configured its hosting. I'm just not sure who they are yet.

Re:stupid question here

[bobbied]

Where effective in the Netherlands, there are some legal impediments to doing such a thing in the USA which stem from our constitution.

We keep the same records as your "civil register" at the same "local level" but they are independently managed and are not coordinated. For instance, if you get married, this fact is recorded in the county you get married in, which may not be the county or even the state you live in. Also, your civil register produces an ID for every person over 14 years old which must be presented when doing any government function, something which is considered racist by some sectors of the USA's society. Because of our constitution, the records you put in the "civil register" really cannot be put in one place, but are kept independently.

In the USA, registration is OPTIONAL for just about everything including voting. Where registration is required it can usually be avoided if you try or have a specific religious objection to being registered.