Ok, throwing this out to just provide a bit of information as well as looking for guidance on how to proceed after this blatant release of privacy information.
I received, to my home address, a letter from a private start-up organization wanting me, as a CHP instructor, to join their group and be put into their www directory. I have attached the organization’s pamphlet as well as the letter I received.
As of Oct 1 2013, NC statute states:
14-415.17. Except as provided otherwise by this subsection, the list of permit holders and the information collected by the sheriff to process an application for a permit are confidential and are not a public record under G.S. 132-1. The sheriff shall make the list of permit holders and the permit information available upon request to all State and local law enforcement agencies. The State Bureau of Investigation shall make the list of permit holders and the information collected by the sheriff to process an application for a permit available to law enforcement officers and clerks of court on a statewide system.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_14/Article_54B.html
It seems the NC DoJ, after discussion with their attorneys, released the names and mailing addresses of all statewide CHP instructors in response to the organization's specific request. Apparently the confidentiality of personal information pertains only to permit holders yet CHP instructors are not afforded the same confidential privacy consideration under NC’s statute.
There is no mention of how the organization is going to maintain security of the information being supplied or what they are planning on doing with the information once harvested.
I also found it interesting the organization is also trying to encourage basic CHP holders to join their group to ‘…stay up on the changes in the law….’ No explanation on how that is going to be accomplished by the organization.
Points I found interesting:
1. The tenor and tone of the letter, coupled with the letterhead emblem, alludes to a state affiliation, especially since the state is the only entity having private information.
2. The material refers to the permit as a CCH but statute uses the term CHP.
3. The material states several times their training took 8 hours yet the statute states training shall be 8 hours plus range time!
4. The material states on their proposed ‘instructor’s only forum’ stats will be posted to use in our classes yet the DoJ must approve an overview of CHP curriculum being taught.
working on uploading the documents ~ standby one! oh bother!
ipse
I received, to my home address, a letter from a private start-up organization wanting me, as a CHP instructor, to join their group and be put into their www directory. I have attached the organization’s pamphlet as well as the letter I received.
As of Oct 1 2013, NC statute states:
14-415.17. Except as provided otherwise by this subsection, the list of permit holders and the information collected by the sheriff to process an application for a permit are confidential and are not a public record under G.S. 132-1. The sheriff shall make the list of permit holders and the permit information available upon request to all State and local law enforcement agencies. The State Bureau of Investigation shall make the list of permit holders and the information collected by the sheriff to process an application for a permit available to law enforcement officers and clerks of court on a statewide system.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_14/Article_54B.html
It seems the NC DoJ, after discussion with their attorneys, released the names and mailing addresses of all statewide CHP instructors in response to the organization's specific request. Apparently the confidentiality of personal information pertains only to permit holders yet CHP instructors are not afforded the same confidential privacy consideration under NC’s statute.
There is no mention of how the organization is going to maintain security of the information being supplied or what they are planning on doing with the information once harvested.
I also found it interesting the organization is also trying to encourage basic CHP holders to join their group to ‘…stay up on the changes in the law….’ No explanation on how that is going to be accomplished by the organization.
Points I found interesting:
1. The tenor and tone of the letter, coupled with the letterhead emblem, alludes to a state affiliation, especially since the state is the only entity having private information.
2. The material refers to the permit as a CCH but statute uses the term CHP.
3. The material states several times their training took 8 hours yet the statute states training shall be 8 hours plus range time!
4. The material states on their proposed ‘instructor’s only forum’ stats will be posted to use in our classes yet the DoJ must approve an overview of CHP curriculum being taught.
working on uploading the documents ~ standby one! oh bother!
ipse
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