A Call For Political Transparency
Nov 9th, 2011 | 3 responses
If you run a political site — such as a PAC or a campaign for a person or issue — then you should not be able to hide who you are in the WhoIs database.
In other words, any political action site — a PAC or a site advocating for or against a person or an issue — should contain information about the organization or person who is running the website in a Whois lookup.
If you agree with me, please sign this petition. And share it!
A “private domain registration” that shows only the domain registrar, such as GoDaddy, is insufficient for political action transparency. Knowing the provenance of a website is essential information for determining a site’s credibility and veracity. This transparency is essential in an ever-crowded digital space, where setting up an online storefront can be done in five minutes.
The impetus for my soapbox Tweet and Google+ post was this site/comment. A commenter at Google+ suggested the WhiteHouse petition.
What say you? Vote for transparency by signing the petition and sharing it (or this post)! TIA!
3 Responses to “A Call For Political Transparency”
Nice, and well-put.
I would go so far that everyone running for political office MUST post a full accounting of who donated $$ to their campaign, by name and by how much, publicly.
That way, you can judge a candidate by the people who provided financial support.
Transparency is good. Also the importance of it transcends party and ideology. Petition signed. Thanks Kathy for providing the link to do this.
Big brother approves…
me, not so much, at least when it comes to “running a website”.