DNC: Sanders campaign improperly accessed Clinton voter data
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dnc-sanders-campaign-improperly-accessed-clinton-voter-data/2015/12/17/a2e2e14e-a522-11e5-b53d-972e2751f433_story.html
Officials with the Democratic National Committee have
accused the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of
improperly accessing confidential voter information gathered by
the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, according to several
party officials. Jeff Weaver, the Vermont senator's campaign
manager, acknowledged that a low-level staffer had viewed the
information but blamed a software vendor hired by the DNC for a
glitch that allowed access. Weaver said one Sanders staffer was
fired over the incident. The discovery sparked alarm at the
DNC, which promptly shut off the Sanders campaign's access to
the strategically crucial list of likely Democratic voters ...
NGP VAN, the vendor that handles the master file, said the
incident occurred Wednesday while a patch was being applied to
the software. The process briefly opened a window into
proprietary information from other campaigns, said the company's
chief, Stu Trevelyan. He said a full audit will be conducted.
The DNC has told the Sanders campaign that it will not be
allowed access to the data again until it provides an
explanation as well as assurances that all Clinton data has been
destroyed. Having his campaign cut off from the national
party's voter data is a strategic setback for Sanders -- and
could be a devastating blow if it lasts.
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