California AG Candidate (and Former Facebook Privacy Officer) Chris Kelly Buys Hillary's Email List?
An LA Times post (feels strange to say that but ...) mentions that Chris Kelly, who is running for Attorney General in California, "bought" Hillary Clinton's email list. (h/t @gagnier)
I have no idea what the rules are here. I'm guessing people on the list can't really complain. Even if the applicable privacy policy said you could not transfer the information, it would be very difficult to make out a claim for damages. (Cherny v. Emigrant Bank, for example is a case that rejects this type of a claim.) That said, I really question how effective buying an email list is in the political context (or in any other context, for that matter). People are fatigued with emails, it seems like political emails can be particularly fatiguing. If potential voters realize that Kelly got the email list from Hillary will they be more or less inclined to vote for him? I'm not a California voter, but my answer is no (it would make me less likely to vote for him)!
Then there's also the fact that he was Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer. I would think from a policy standpoint he wouldn't be that excited about "buying an email list?" Then again maybe not?
(I remember reading somewhere about an instance where a candidate bought a donor list as a favor to the candidate selling the list, to help his or her campaign pay off debts. Maybe this is one of those arrangements?)
Then there's also the fact that he was Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer. I would think from a policy standpoint he wouldn't be that excited about "buying an email list?" Then again maybe not?
(I remember reading somewhere about an instance where a candidate bought a donor list as a favor to the candidate selling the list, to help his or her campaign pay off debts. Maybe this is one of those arrangements?)
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