On 01.04.2011 13:41, Brett Hillebrand wrote:
The aggregation or representation of individual users editing habits such as *what time they mostly edit and then overlapping these edits and times with other users* is a violation of Toolserver privacy policy wether it is using the API, Database or otherwise because its information that reveals the users lifestyle (the time bit especially) and such information would not normally be so easily available especially if the user has 1000’s of edits.
@Brett: Can you please specify what in the reports generated by betacommand you deem probelematic? Is it only the "Normal edit time" bit, or did I miss something?
I think the main feature here is finding the co-authorship sets for two or three users. I think that by itself should generally be fine, though with some effort I could construct some case where it *might* compromise someones privacy...
@John: would it significantly reduce the usefulness of your tool if you removed the "Normal edit time" bit? Also, could you throw away the reports on a regular basis, once they are no longer needed? I think that would already help a bit.
I did not contact you directly as possible Privacy violations of any sort is a matter of interest for Toolserver Staff and other Toolserver users who may or may not run similar scripts.
Well, I'd recommend to talk to the person in question directly as a first option. Seems more friendly than screaming bloody murder right away. On the other hand, if someone is persistently violating policy, talking to the admins is of course the right thing to do.
Regards, Daniel