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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: HaeB haebwiki@gmail.com Date: 2010/6/16 Subject: Privacy of registration data To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi,
by its nature, the Wikimania registration form at https://wm10reg.wikimedia.org/ needs to ask for sensitive personal information. However, it currently does not state what this information will be used for and who will have access to it. I was told that the usual Wikimedia privacy policy applies - could we add a link to it on the registration form, for clarification? (http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy) Thanks!
As a general remark, the privacy of Wikimania registration data has been an issue in the past. While for example the Buenos Aires team appears to have been very diligent in that regard, there have been at least two other Wikimanias where real names of participants were posted on the Web, against their will.
Regards,
HaeB
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:HaeB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HaeB
From: HaeB <haebwiki@gmail.com mailto:haebwiki@gmail.com> As a general remark, the privacy of Wikimania registration data has been an issue in the past. While for example the Buenos Aires team appears to have been very diligent in that regard, there have been at least two other Wikimanias where real names of participants were posted on the Web, against their will.
I fully expect that none of the data I entered will be published anywhere, except for the badge which contains my username and/or real name.
There's a seperate list of Attendees on the wiki where users can enter information if they wish to do so: http://wikimania2010.wikimedia.org/wiki/Attendees/en
Regards,
Tobias / User:Church of emacs
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:08 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.ayers@gmail.com wrote:
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: HaeB haebwiki@gmail.com Date: 2010/6/16 Subject: Privacy of registration data To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi,
by its nature, the Wikimania registration form at https://wm10reg.wikimedia.org/ needs to ask for sensitive personal information. However, it currently does not state what this information will be used for and who will have access to it. I was told that the usual Wikimedia privacy policy applies - could we add a link to it on the registration form, for clarification? (http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy) Thanks!
It is indeed the case that all registration information is being handled in accordance with WMF's privacy policy, and has been from the very beginning. I've just added a notice to that effect in the most prominent place I could think of.
I and everyone else working on this project treat this very seriously, so please let me know if we can do anything more to address your concerns.
Austin
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