[Foundation-l] identity disclosure and access to OTRS/Checkuser

[Joe Szilagyi]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Cary Bass <cbass at wikimedia.org> wrote:

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> Joe Szilagyi wrote:
> | Hi,
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> | What is the official policy and requirements for OTRS and Checkuser
> | volunteers, who both have access to private information, to disclose
> | themselves to the WMF?
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> This is incorrect.  Most OTRS volunteers do not have access to private
> information; and those that do have identified.
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> Cary Bass
> Volunteer Coordinator



Thanks for the clarification. Are there any users with private access that
have not identified as was mentioned by Kelly? If so, why would anyone get
such an exemption, and who would approve that? What level of traceable
real-world identification is required?

Joe