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SlimVirgin wrote:
On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 10:46 AM, elisabeth bauer eflebeth@googlemail.com wrote:
2008/8/8 Michael Snow wikipedia@verizon.net:
The board intends to vote on this version, but before we do, I wanted to provide one last opportunity for your feedback.
While the policy deals at length with who has access it is very silent about when all these persons are allowed to access my data and actually access my data. The only thing somehow related to this was "As a general principle, the access to, and retention of, personally identifiable data in all projects should be minimal and should be used only internally to serve the well-being of the projects." which is somehow a bit vague. Who defines what is well-being? How is this controlled? Who does guarantee that a nosy checkuser doesn't just look up my user information, revealing my employer, the wikipedia user name of my boyfriend and other friends just for fun? How would I even know?
Elian, this is exactly the situation we have on the English Wikipedia. Jimbo takes the view that checkusers may be conducted more or less at random, for no reason, and the checkusers follow that lead. In other words, the Foundation's checkuser policy is being openly flouted.
We've been told we can't complain to the Ombudsman commission because they only deal with violations of the privacy policy, not the checkuser policy. We've been told we have no right to know whether we've been checked. Attempts to introduce such a rule have led to the checkusers saying they will not follow it. And when we do find out that we've been checked, the only concern of the checkusers is to find out who told us, and to punish that person. It really is a very bad situation for the Foundation, one that's bound to lead to trouble sooner or later.
Sarah
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I personally don't mind being checked. Whenever, by whomever, so long as the results are not disclosed. (disclosure, not checking, is governed by the privacy policy.
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