TITLE

Spying Eyes

AUTHOR(S)

Melillo, Wendy

PUB. DATE

November 2000

SOURCE

Brandweek;11/06/2000, Vol. 41 Issue 43, p54

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Explores the privacy issues concerning Internet-enabled disclosure of political campaign contributions in the United States (U.S.). Impact of the Internet on public access to political contribution data; Definition of hard and soft money contributions; Limitations of the U.S. campaign finance laws in relation to advocacy groups spending millions to create attack advertisements.

ACCESSION #

3801793

Tags: PRIVACY;  INTERNET;  CAMPAIGN funds

 

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