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That's the question: why are the "primary_2000" and "general_2000" fields redacted strings? http://www.databreaches.net/wp-content/uploads/DataFields.jpg http:/
by kazazes 11y ago
That's the question: why are the "primary_2000" and "general_2000" fields redacted strings? http://www.databreaches.net/wp-content/uploads/DataFields.jpg http://www.databreaches.net/wp-content/uploads/DataFields.jp...
- eli 11y agoIt's probably whether or not you voted in those races, not who you voted for. That said, both RNC and DNC databases track who you are likely to have voted for in each race, but that's just a guess. It's a secret ballot. Nobody knows who you voted for.
- gregshap 11y agoThe values for those fields would usually be a boolean indicating whether you voted or not. For a primary it might have the party, meaning which party's primary you voted in. For a Get Out the Vote operation it's very valuable to know how consistently people have voted in the past. If you look like a supporter but you vote inconsistently, I might call and ask if you need a ride to the polls. If you already vote every time, I'll allocate resources elsewhere, or ask you to donate/volunteer.
- kazazes 11y agoYes, my point is that the author did not care to redact the other booleans for the other years, but did redact those two specifically.