The question would be how much leeway does the government official have to do that kind of snooping without proper judicial review? That to me is the issue. Robert Atkinson
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![[Arkansas's approach may prove one of the most popular business models for funding and operating government portals today, but it is not a sustainable option, says Robert Atkinson, director of the technology and new economy project at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization with the mission of advancing the government's agenda for the information economy.] Governments that aren't willing to pay any money into [electronic services] can get up and running and put some applications online, ... Most jurisdictions in this country don't have the expertise to do this [in-house]. The risk of the outsourcing model is that they're getting the revenue from the users. Ultimately, I don't think the consumer is going to be paying for this. You don't pay now when you go to look at a deed. - Robert Atkinson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSb2JlcnQgQXRraW5zb24gICAg&num=13 "[Arkansas's approach may prove one of the most popular business models for funding and operating government portals today, but it is not a sustainable option, says Robert Atkinson, director of the technology and new economy project at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization with the mission of advancing the government's agenda for the information economy.] Governments that aren't willing to pay any money into [electronic services] can get up and running and put some applications online, ... Most jurisdictions in this country don't have the expertise to do this [in-house]. The risk of the outsourcing model is that they're getting the revenue from the users. Ultimately, I don't think the consumer is going to be paying for this. You don't pay now when you go to look at a deed. - Robert Atkinson Quotes")