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In reply to the discussion: Hillary's hand picked it company let the database get hacked twice. Why do they still have the job? [View all]emulatorloo
(46,135 posts)51. I have used that database on every campaign I've volunteered over the years.
Not clear why some think it was just recently invented.
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Hillary's hand picked it company let the database get hacked twice. Why do they still have the job? [View all]
Doctor_J
Dec 2015
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I haven't read of any changes and as of Saturday afternoon it was still a go.
notadmblnd
Dec 2015
#30
Refute the claim that it was Clinton's "hand picked company"? Doesn't it work....
George II
Dec 2015
#27
Sometimes with IT, you continue with company you are using. Change might be more risky and costly.
Hoyt
Dec 2015
#5
What makes you say it's "Hillary's hand picked" company? Before making accusations like this....
George II
Dec 2015
#26
He was Hillary's IT guy in her 2008 campaign. DWS was her deputy campaign manager
ViseGrip
Dec 2015
#31
Who is "he"? See my post on a partial list of clients of the company (not "he"). Perhaps...
George II
Dec 2015
#34
Few care about facts. It's Clinton's fault, and we might as well throw some blame at Obama.
Hoyt
Dec 2015
#37
I have used that database on every campaign I've volunteered over the years.
emulatorloo
Dec 2015
#51
Indeed. It is used by the Connecticut Democratic Party and they permit access (at a nominal cost)..
George II
Dec 2015
#53
WHY Does The DNC/NGP/VAN Bus Have A Sign On the Front PROMOTING Hillary?
CorporatistNation
Dec 2015
#39
the database wasn't hacked. the ACL was down so when the IT director did a search, it
magical thyme
Dec 2015
#40
that is my understanding as well. however, I have never heard of a system
magical thyme
Dec 2015
#62
"Down" may not be the best word. But what I understand is when they did something to the sw, ACL
magical thyme
Dec 2015
#64
'cause Silicon Valley helps the terraists by refusing to allow the FBI to have encryption backdoors?
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2015
#42
It's the Democratic Party's handpicked SW company, but not the only one out there.
magical thyme
Dec 2015
#65