Can People See Your Political Contributions Online?
Folks,
This week I’m doing a video screencast to answer a question submitted to BlackWeb 2.0
Someone ran across this page at CampaignMoney.com showing the name of the person, how much they contributed and to who. This raised the question of privacy and if it was legal.
Can your neighbor find out how much you gave and to who?
The short answer is yes.
Resources
Fundrace – Look up political contributions of celebrities or your neighbors
Federal Election Comission – The agency that enforces funding in federal elections
Sunlight Foundation – Watchdog group to keep the goverment and political groups in check
Category: News, web 2.0 | Tags: Federal Election Commission, Fundrace, Political Contributions, Sunlight Foundation
About the Author Angela Benton is the Founder and Publisher of BlackWeb20.com. Her experience spans a variety of industries including consultative relationships with companies such as UPS, Bizjournals.com, Realestate.com, and Lendingtree.com.
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