Comments on: Coleman attorney calls database leak ‘theft,’ vows to put perp behind bars

By: max anderson

max anderson — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:25:50 +0000

Hey Fritz, does not sound like a leak to me. Sounds more like a bonhead in the camapign was cutting corners. Your blaming everyone but the responable party sounds like a cheap lawyer trick, deny & lie is what lawyers do best.

By: neoconsrscum

neoconsrscum — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:25:55 +0000

I downloaded a picture of a nekkid woman once. I will call the U.S. Attorney’s office and turn myself in for peeping tomfoolery.

By: mill

mill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:14:10 +0000

What will Mr. Knack do if it turns out a campaign member was responsible, pull a Bush? (That’d be saying you’ll be tough on who leaks the name of a CIA secret operative, only to do abolutely nothing when it turns out to involve your political advisor and your vice president.)

By: Paul Schmelzer

Paul Schmelzer — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:07:08 +0000

Casual browser, The file that was on the Coleman camp’s directory was 250 mb compressed, but more than 4 GB unstuffed. It may have been unsecured for a long time, but once it was discovered it was locked down quickly. On Jan. 28, I wrote about the breach at 10:30 pm, but by 11:40 it was password protected: http://minnesotaindependent.com/24817/crashgate-reveals-unprotected-database-on-colemans-site

By: casual browser

casual browser — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:56:56 +0000

When the leak was noticed the day after initial report by a woman in her blog, I understand that it was still possible to navigate and see the contents of the directory. I heard that the database was nearly 4 gig of data. Seems surprising to leave it unencrypted in a directory, let alone a directory that simply had not been secured with ‘touch’ or .htaccess. Interesting too, that a lawyer would describe downloading a file via web browser as theft. Me thinks they doth protest too much. Is it still unsecured?

By: Tony Webster

Tony Webster — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:56:24 +0000

I'll tell you who needs to be prosecuted: Norm Coleman's campaign, with a severe fine and liability for paying for the cleanup from their mess. Theft? It's not theft if Coleman publishes his own database file on their website. Anyone who can visit his website can download his database. Should they all spend time behind bars? I call on Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson to take the campaign to court for violations of data laws (PDF).

By: Tommy Johnson

Tommy Johnson — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:30:34 +0000

Coleman attorney calls database leak ‘theft,’ vows to put perp behind bars

Well, I guess Fritz will just have to add another charge to the many ol’ Smokescreen appears to be racking up….

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:09:45 +0000

Gee, I copied and pasted some recipes off the internet. Made a tasty pork roast.

Maybe it was somebody’s secret recipe. It didn’t say it was, but it could have been. It said it was someone’s mother’s recipe. What if ma wanted her recipe to be secret?

I suppose I’ll go to jail for as long as the law allows.