dagblog - Comments for "Greitens resigns; Mike Parson pledges fresh start as he is sworn in as Missouri&#039;s new governor" http://dagblog.com/link/greitens-resigns-mike-parson-pledges-fresh-start-he-sworn-missouris-new-governor-25293 Comments for "Greitens resigns; Mike Parson pledges fresh start as he is sworn in as Missouri's new governor" en caught my eye as regards http://dagblog.com/comment/253294#comment-253294 <a id="comment-253294"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/greitens-resigns-mike-parson-pledges-fresh-start-he-sworn-missouris-new-governor-25293">Greitens resigns; Mike Parson pledges fresh start as he is sworn in as Missouri&#039;s new governor</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>caught my eye as regards privacy rights of us all, but turns out it is about government employees</p> <blockquote> <p>In a ruling by Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem, Greitens and his employees were ordered to submit a list of phone numbers, names and phone models of anyone in the governor’s office who used the Confide app, which destroys text messages immediately after they are read.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>The Confide lawsuit, which was filed by the Sunshine Project, focuses on whether using the app violated state laws designed to provide transparency in government. </p> <p>Lawyer Mark Pedroli said the ruling had resulted in the identification of 20 people in the office of governor, including the governor, who used Confide. “This means they can’t destroy the evidence,” Pedroli said.</p> <p>A previous investigation by Attorney General Josh Hawley of the governor’s office use of Confide concluded that only eight office staffers had used the app.</p> <p>Greitens’ office had no response to the decision, which is just one of the legal problems hanging over his head.</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Sat, 02 Jun 2018 04:59:12 +0000 artappraiser comment 253294 at http://dagblog.com