This Lewiston Sun-Journal article outlines a bill introduced in the Maine State Legislature that is what the Sun-Journal calls...
"legislation to separate the names of state workers from their salaries, for the purpose of public records. This bill is a direct result from the policy center's new Web site, Maineopengov.org, which made this information easily searchable."
The bill appears on the Maine State Legislatures website with the heading below.
"legislation to separate the names of state workers from their salaries, for the purpose of public records. This bill is a direct result from the policy center's new Web site, Maineopengov.org, which made this information easily searchable."
The bill appears on the Maine State Legislatures website with the heading below.
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LD 1353 (SP 488) |
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"An
Act Regarding Salary Information for Public Employees" |
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Sponsored
by Senator Lisa Marraché |
The internet is seeing many services like this arise, and with the ease of access to such information (practically anyone can get these records) - privacy concerns are becoming more of an issue. There are obviously benefits to these types of services, but they also allow for people to gain information about you and your past that maybe you did not wish to reveal. People can also use this inforamtion to stalk, harras, threaten, or blackmail you. Although what they would be doing is wrong, the victim would still suffer. Thoughts?