White House Ends E-Tip Service
The White House has closed down a short-lived electronic tip box -- flag@whitehouse.gov -- that was created to collect "fishy" claims about President Obama's healthcare plan after privacy concerns were raised. E-mails to that address now bounce back with an error message that reads: "The e-mail address you just sent a message to is no longer in service. We are now accepting your feedback about health insurance reform via http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck." Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, challenged the effort shortly after it was launched in early August even though the administration claimed it was not collecting any of the tipsters' names. He argued the White House had not made clear what steps were being taken to purge names, email addresses and other personal data.
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