for a Long time were on the online platform Wecollect only templates to the SP fit in the stuff. Until the Referendum against the law on social security (“social detectives”). As Wecollect last year and 61 days without any SP back via the Internet of 75’000 signatures, and over 125’000 CHF in donations collected, the concept of the party: this is a political Monster. The simple Web-based service not only makes it easy for users, initiatives to sign.
It transforms the platform owner in a super-politician. He is able to bring on the push of a button referenda or initiatives in front of people. Thanks to a large database with E-mail, residential addresses, age, and political preferences of thousands of potential signatures and lenders contacted directly. For the SP is extremely problematic. She loses the campaign Highness on the left.
Now the second-largest party of Switzerland Wecollect to be monetarily controlled. And claims that the platform take privacy seriously enough. Both can refute the Wecollect-founder Daniel Graf.
“For the participants, it is difficult to remove yourself from the database-”
The attack on Wecollect is unnecessary and transparent. He probably is, therefore, that the SP now launched their own Online Initiative tool: the Democracy boosters, the on 26. February to go to the Start. The claims of the social Democrats, are even doubly unfortunate, because the party is taken in the development of their own platform is commendable. You will publish the source code of your technology. This means that Even parties on the other end of the political spectrum, like SVP, CVP or FDP can use the tool without the need to data share with third parties. In this case, with the SP.
basically, the SP is switched off here are the middle men that have taken root on the Internet. The technology is primarily aimed against data Kraken like Facebook or Google, which occur in the privacy of their users, often with feet. This is a step forward for the Swiss democracy.
Nevertheless, as citizens, we must not delude ourselves. Who writes via Democracy boosters in the future, a Referendum or an Initiative, and agree that his personal data will be processed further, for it is difficult, from the database again to get out. The parties have and maintain information about your supporters. The SP-and-white as well as the other parties: In the 21st century. Century to win elections or voting, by reaching people at the right time with the right message in a targeted manner.
(Sunday newspaper)
Created: 23.02.2019, 23:59 PM
