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Monday, November 24, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama wants you (to spill your secrets)

Prospective White House employees must cough up an unprecedented amount of detail about their online activity. Is the new administration being smart -- or scary?
By Michael Martin

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  • Monday, November 24, 2008 07:36 AM

    Communications Control

    This request by Obama is absurd and a clear violation of privacy rights.

    It will be interesting to see how many people with strong principles refuse to comply with the request.

    —AnninCa Read AnninCa's other letters

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