Soundbytes: Hammers, Google and Gaffes

A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

On Social media raises federal record-keeping, privacy concerns

Why any administration would hire a former industry lobbiest in a Sr. level position is seemingly also in violation of COI legal considerations. From Jeffrey Williams

On Put The President On Your Calendar

Can I get alerted when Biden issues one of his famous gaffes? How about when Obama blames Bush for something else? THAT might make it worthwhile. From Ron

Unfortunately, Ron, you'd be innundated. Your computer could never keep up. From Not Tech Savvy

Isn't this a gigantic personal security risk? Where is the need to know? (Clue: There isn't any.) --Just to satisfy the voyeuristic tendancies of social networking freeks? From Interested

On Google unveils apps suite for government

GOOG has heavy involvement on DC. How else would they win such quick approval of their cloud approach with regards to security.... From Justwonderin

On When $200,000 becomes $200 million: The limits of federal spending data

Aren't these little errors possibly part of the hidden, "black" defense budget? Kind of like the $500 hammers from years past? From Alfred Molison

On FTC weighs 'do not track' registry for web activities

A person on the Internet should also assume no privacy. If they don't want to tracked, they can decide not to shop. Read more from jimmy37