Comments on: The danger of databases http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/ Gun info by shooters, for shooters Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linoge http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14623 Linoge Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:54:40 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14623 Join the club - the <a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/03/commercial_appeal_compilation.html" rel="nofollow">Commercial Appeal posted full names, zip codes, and city names</a>. Using that information, finding out people's street addresses, property taxes, registrations, and Lord alone knows what else becomes simply academic. And, unfortunately, our Legislature could not pass a bill sealing off our handgun carry permit database, or even restricting access to it, without tripping over their own gorramed shoelaces. Good luck with yours. As for the whole "contact the advertisers" bit, <a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/spreading_the_wealth.html" rel="nofollow">I did that</a> with those folks who put up ads on the <a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/fire_with_fire.html" rel="nofollow">Commercial Appeal</a> - those who bothered to respond basically said <a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/a_response_of_sorts.html" rel="nofollow">they did not care what the Commercial Appeal did</a>. Better luck with the advertisers at your particular rag... And, finally, I did put up <a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/fire_with_fire.html" rel="nofollow">my own reciprocal database of the staff of the Commercial Appeal</a>. Net result - nada. Now, your site has a wider exposure, larger reader base, and more traffic than mine, so you will probably fare better, but do not be too surprised if a fat lot of nothing results. Join the club – the Commercial Appeal posted full names, zip codes, and city names. Using that information, finding out people’s street addresses, property taxes, registrations, and Lord alone knows what else becomes simply academic.

And, unfortunately, our Legislature could not pass a bill sealing off our handgun carry permit database, or even restricting access to it, without tripping over their own gorramed shoelaces. Good luck with yours.

As for the whole “contact the advertisers” bit, I did that with those folks who put up ads on the Commercial Appeal – those who bothered to respond basically said they did not care what the Commercial Appeal did. Better luck with the advertisers at your particular rag…

And, finally, I did put up my own reciprocal database of the staff of the Commercial Appeal. Net result – nada. Now, your site has a wider exposure, larger reader base, and more traffic than mine, so you will probably fare better, but do not be too surprised if a fat lot of nothing results.

]]> By: Wesley http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14564 Wesley Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:59:54 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14564 Take it one step further, tdavis. After you collect and post the phones, addresses, and Google aerial/street photos of the "leadership", take a drive through their neighborhoods and get good pics of their properties from the adjacent roads (public property) and then post a "complimentary security assessment" of each of their homes providing the most likely vulnerabilities to burglary and such. Next, email each of the leftist bigots a link to your post. They'll whine that you're giving bad guys bad ideas, but you can always argue that you're just providing them a assessment of how safe their home is. They like playing this little game that destroys privacy? Fine, deal them in. Take it one step further, tdavis. After you collect and post the phones, addresses, and Google aerial/street photos of the “leadership”, take a drive through their neighborhoods and get good pics of their properties from the adjacent roads (public property) and then post a “complimentary security assessment” of each of their homes providing the most likely vulnerabilities to burglary and such. Next, email each of the leftist bigots a link to your post. They’ll whine that you’re giving bad guys bad ideas, but you can always argue that you’re just providing them a assessment of how safe their home is.

They like playing this little game that destroys privacy? Fine, deal them in.

]]> By: Caleb http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14496 Caleb Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:56:17 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14496 tdavis: I've actually got those. Look up a couple of posts for our Indiana Journalist Database. tdavis: I’ve actually got those. Look up a couple of posts for our Indiana Journalist Database.

]]> By: tdavis25 http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14495 tdavis25 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:55:16 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14495 If you want home phone numbers, street addresses, and photos of their houses, google is your friend. Schurz and Zaltsberg are listed in the directory with addresses and home phone number. Maloney is a bit tougher. There are 3 total in Bloomington that are listed, with one Mayer Maloney...but that could be Sr, not Jr. No address listed though. The other two Maloneys are females, a Carol that lives with Mayer (same phone #) and a Stephanie that has an address listed. Took less than 5 minuets. Lo' the wonders of the information age. If you want home phone numbers, street addresses, and photos of their houses, google is your friend. Schurz and Zaltsberg are listed in the directory with addresses and home phone number.

Maloney is a bit tougher. There are 3 total in Bloomington that are listed, with one Mayer Maloney…but that could be Sr, not Jr. No address listed though. The other two Maloneys are females, a Carol that lives with Mayer (same phone #) and a Stephanie that has an address listed.

Took less than 5 minuets.

Lo’ the wonders of the information age.

]]> By: CSFreestyle http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14489 CSFreestyle Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:08:30 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14489 And the flip-side to Kaerius's comment: streets with high pink card densities come prime candidates for break-ins when the net savvy (but unarguably ill-advised) crook wants to increase his/her odds of scoring a free blaster on the next daytime smash-and-grab. PS: God bless your street, Owen. And the flip-side to Kaerius’s comment: streets with high pink card densities come prime candidates for break-ins when the net savvy (but unarguably ill-advised) crook wants to increase his/her odds of scoring a free blaster on the next daytime smash-and-grab.

PS: God bless your street, Owen.

]]> By: Kaerius http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14477 Kaerius Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:09:26 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14477 It also exposes non-gunowners to danger, since criminals can check what streets seem to have better victim ratios. It also exposes non-gunowners to danger, since criminals can check what streets seem to have better victim ratios.

]]> By: j t bolt http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14475 j t bolt Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:50:07 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14475 You should post the editor's home street location, too You should post the editor’s home street location, too

]]> By: Owen http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14474 Owen Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:49:39 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14474 or like my street with 12 houses, and 15 permit holders... or like my street with 12 houses, and 15 permit holders…

]]> By: Cemetery's Gun Blob http://gunnuts.net/2009/12/01/the-danger-of-databases/#comment-14473 Cemetery's Gun Blob Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:09:20 +0000 http://gunnuts.net/?p=4835#comment-14473 I'm starting to wonder if the next step will be to simply list gun owners in general. I’m starting to wonder if the next step will be to simply list gun owners in general.

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