Well, I guess it shouldn't suprise me. The man who had his 'public record' of service sealed from public view is now giving away his supporters' private information. (I stand on my record! Which is safely buried beneath me!)

Yes, the Deaniacs were told their information would never be sold. And, true to their word, Dean's campaign didn't sell people's data. Instead, they're giving it away. As Aziz Poonawalla remarks:

Overall I am satisfied and relieved that the campaign did not actively sell private data. However I had assumed that Deanlink data was indeed private, and when I registered there was no indication in their privacy statement that I was putting myself on an open database accessible by unprotected feeds. At the very least, DFA had a duty to share the details of how Deanlink operated with more transparency so this kind of rude surprise would not have occurred (and there would have been no need for me to question their practices, either).

Y'know, it seems Dean thinks privacy is important for political officials, and not important for normal folks. Guess somehow I got that idea backwards.

Hat tip to the Instapundit.