Monday, April 29, 2013

Controversial EQC blogger calls it quits

The blogger who released details of thousands of EQC claimants has announced he will stop posting on his site.
And he has also put a call out to anyone who wants to take over running the blog.
In a post on the blog titled 'Goodbye Everyone' the man says he has "virtually written everything that merits attention" and that maintaining the site took up a lot of his time.
"I do believe that my blog has created tremendous public awareness about the nepotism, incompetence, and the systemic problems at EQC", he writes.
He was not sure whether the hiatus would be temporary or permanent, but claims he still has more revelations about EQC.
The former EQC employee is most well known for releasing wrongly obtained details of claimants and posting them online, allowing the public to see their own claim details.
The information was first mistakenly sent to Christchurch man and claims advocate Bryan Staples in March.
The High Court issued an interim injunction against Mr Staples and the blogger preventing further distribution of the information in the email.
The man says the biggest accomplishment of the blog was allowing people to access their claim information.

Read more: Controversial EQC blogger calls it quits - Story - Technology - 3 News http://www.3news.co.nz/Controversial-EQC-blogger-calls-it-quits/tabid/423/articleID/295638/Default.aspx#ixzz2RqXeQvyJ 
By Simon Wong
Online Reporter Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:40a.m.

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