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McCain Campaign Still Inept Post-Election, Sells Unwiped Blackberry
Technologizer —
If you thought John McCain ran a shoddy campaign, here’s another reason to add to your argument. Fox 5 in Washington, DC was able to pick up a used BlackBerry from the campaign at a fire sale for a rock bottom price of $20. What the newsroom found when charging up the device was shocking. The campaign didn’t even bother to wipe the device’s memory! Reporters were able to find the contact information for about 50 people associated with the campaign, as well as hundreds of emails dating from September through a few days past election night. The phone in question apparently belonged to a member of Citizens for McCain, a group of Democrats that were working to elect the Arizona senator. The contact ...
McCain campaign auctions BlackBerries — complete with phone numbers!
ZDNet Government —
December 15th, 2008 McCain campaign auctions BlackBerries — complete with phone numbers! Posted by Richard Koman @ December 15, 2008 @ 4:58 PM Categories: Security , Elections Tags: Phone , RIM BlackBerry , Auction , Handhelds , Telecom & Utilities , Hardware , Richard Koman The Fox News affiliate in Arlington, Va., thought it would be entertaining to check out the auction of McCain campaign high-tech gear. They sent investigative reporter Tisha Thompson down to buy a Blackberry. They were going for $20. She bought several. And they got quite a surprise, as the station reports . When we charged them up in ...
McCain Camp Sells of Blackberries/Secret Info for $20
Gearlog —
... Last week the McCain-Palin campaign had a post-election garage sale, offering deep discounts on office supplies. It was an offer too good to pass up for a reporter at a Washington-area Fox affiliate. Tisha Thompson arrived at the sale after "most of the good stuff had been taken." The cabinets and bookcases were already gone, but Thompson did manage to snag a pretty good deal on a Blackberry. The report bought a few of the remaining smartphones. ...
