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Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown (www.wired.com)
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Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Not from the US, nor a lawyer, but how is this not fraud?

If someone pretends to be you, without your consent, is that not fraud?

You can ask me to change my out of office email and threaten me with being fired if I don't, but if you just do it anyway, how is that not fraud?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Maybe not fraudulent, since it's not asking for money, but I see where you're coming from. I'm not sure if there's any recourse for the employees affected - did they lose money (for example) because of that message?

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