Even as they rebelled against a $1.8 billion fund for President Trump’s allies, Republicans looked the other way as his administration granted him potentially lucrative tax protections.

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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

But. This should apply to ANY person. I'm no judge and I too don't want to my home address found easily.

I get why the judge gets the protection. But I don't get why not everybody gets that protection too.

Data brokers as a whole should be forbidden.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    This.

    Also, the story - and maybe it was just one of those urban legends - was that the clampdown on this data, at least in the state of Colorado, came after a judge got a DUI and that became public knowledge or something.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I think to an extent. But at the same time, I remember the white pages and when I was growing up the school gave every parent a directory with all the phone numbers for everyone in the school so they could call their classmates if they missed an assignment.

    In a local setting, it does make a community stronger. But there is a problem with the Internet and the global reach.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Judges face a lot more active threats from people who have gotten out of prison. For most of us, being easily found is an advantage. For judges it's life-threatening

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