Hoi, Does this mean that developers have to identify themselves as well and have to be so mature that they are proven legally adult ?
I hope the WMF will consider this not a position of trust in accordance with this resolution.. If it is not, I think it I am sure that it is collateral damage.
Thanks, GerardM
On 5/1/07, Kat Walsh kat@mindspillage.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Foundation has passed a resolution requiring all users with access to non-public data covered by the site's Privacy Policy to provide identification to the Foundation. This includes checkusers, oversights, stewards, and volunteers on OTRS. In addition, all users holding these positions must be 18 or older, and also of the age of majority in whichever jurisdiction they live in.
To read the details of the resolution, please see: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Access_to_nonpublic_data
A number of parties have trusted us with private, sensitive, or confidential information. Some of the handling of this information is delegated, by necessity, to certain trusted volunteers. In consideration of those who depend on us to behave responsibly, and the reasonable and commonly-accepted practices for handling private information, we wish to be able to say who is responsible for handling this information to ensure that volunteers can be held accountable for their own actions.
Those affected by this resolution should contact Cary Bass, WMF volunteer coordinator, at cbass@wikimedia.org. We will also attempt to contact everyone individually who will need to do this; however, please spread this message to those in your communities.
For the Wikimedia Foundation, Kat Walsh
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