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Re:Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spe... by barking on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:56AM (#14139879)
Like jumpcrisscross said. Ideally, where every euro of taxpayers' money goes should be a matter of public record.
Re:Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spe... by jnty on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @12:37PM (#14140272)
I doubt that that's what you actually think. For example, I doubt you want me to be able to ask the government how much money was spent on impotence medication for you. There's a trade-off to be made regarding personal privacy. Why do you think that trade-off should be made against certain groups of people?
Re:Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spe... by Forbo on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @03:33PM (#14142115)
You can have transparency and privacy, they are not mutually exclusive in this case. Government spent X amount of money on Y number of prescriptions for medication Z. You can determine if there needs to be further auditing if Y exceeds the projected number of prescriptions based on prevalence of conditions.