The Anonymity Costs of Disclosing Small Donations

I’m all for disclosure of major contributors and spenders in federal campaigns, but every once and a while I’m reminded of the privacy costs that come from disclosing the identity of small contributors. The last time was when I read William McGeveran’s fine article on the topic. Now comes a link from the excellent website Political Wire to Fundrace 2004’s Neighbor Search. Just plug in your home address and find all of your neighbors who have given as little as $200 to a presidential candidate. I found out a number of interesting things about my neighbors through this simple search.

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