Hamilton County Ohio has evidently crossed the line of privacy invasion by putting all their court records online for all to see. While on the surface this might seem to be a decent implementation of technology, the ramifications can prove to be frightening. While it's nice to be able to input your zip codeand find all the sex offenders who live nearby, it sucks when someone pulls up a speeding ticket you got and steals your identity to run up an $11,000 dollar credit card bill. The fire department can pull up your home's floorplan and knows right where to go in an emergency, but all the burgulars and stalkers can see it too. Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this picture? Take a look here and see for yourselves.

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