This is the second in a series of articles regarding a side project of mine, NJParcels.com. Read the first article here.
Once GlassboroMap and NJ Parcels started to get considerable traffic, I began receiving emails asking for the owner information to be removed from the site. While this was public data and, I imagine, has always been available, the easy ability for a search by name to bring up this information caused some individuals concern. Having known about assessment and parcel data for a while, I was initially surprised at the level of concern some individuals had about the site.
Of the emails received, most were courteous.
Others were angry.
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Read the rest of Open Data and Personal Privacy on my blog.
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Once GlassboroMap and NJ Parcels started to get considerable traffic, I began receiving emails asking for the owner information to be removed from the site. While this was public data and, I imagine, has always been available, the easy ability for a search by name to bring up this information caused some individuals concern. Having known about assessment and parcel data for a while, I was initially surprised at the level of concern some individuals had about the site.
Of the emails received, most were courteous.
Others were angry.
(...)
Read the rest of Open Data and Personal Privacy on my blog.
© John Reiser for new jersey geographer, 2016. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us
Post tags: Data, NJ Parcels, open data, Planning, Privacy
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