Tuesday, February 12, 2013

DNR official charged for massive privacy violations

A former Department of Natural Resources administrative manager who accessed private data more than 19,000 times over five years has been criminally charged with crimes including misconduct of a public employee, unauthorized computer access, unlawful use of data, and using encryption to conceal a crime, according to TwinCities.com.

John Austin Hunt, 48, of Woodbury was Thursday, Feb. 7, in Ramsey County District Court accused in six misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors. Olson reportedly looked up more than 5,000 individuals, more than 90 percent of whom where women including many other public officials and local celebrities. Hunt was a manger in the DNR's enforcement division.

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