Strike against the collection of personal data through edit links
I have started a strike to protest against the collection of personal information through edit links. I won't edit articles with articleFeedbackv5_ct_token= ids in their URLs, as has become the case with the English Wikipedia article Costa Concordia disaster.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Article_Feedback_Tool/Version_5#...
Also it is becoming uncomfortable to edit section 0 of an article. On a normal wiki article, to edit section 0, one copy-pastes the edit link of section 1 and changes "1" into "0". This is no longer possible in a reliable enough way, as the effect of changing the URL becomes obscure.
If you started editing Wikipedia trusting that the WMF would not collect personal data beyond the strict minimum that is necessary to create an encyclopedia, you might be disappointed like I am.
An other problem is that the contents of those URLs are "leaked" at least to your own Internet Service Provider (like any URL), and potentially to all websites you are browsing, as they become part of your browser history, untill you clear your browser history.
And please don't tell me that those URLs are harmless. I don't wan't to edit a faith-based website. I want to edit a website without obscure features.
On 4 February 2012 13:57, Teofilo teofilowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Strike against the collection of personal data through edit links
I have started a strike to protest against the collection of personal information through edit links. I won't edit articles with articleFeedbackv5_ct_token= ids in their URLs, as has become the case with the English Wikipedia article Costa Concordia disaster.
Could you explain what personal data you believe is being collected?
From what I can tell, all that is being collected is information on
whether you edit the article after viewing it or not. That isn't personal.
Thomas Dalton, 04/02/2012 15:05:
On 4 February 2012 13:57, Teofiloteofilowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Strike against the collection of personal data through edit links
I have started a strike to protest against the collection of personal information through edit links. I won't edit articles with articleFeedbackv5_ct_token= ids in their URLs, as has become the case with the English Wikipedia article Costa Concordia disaster.
Could you explain what personal data you believe is being collected?
From what I can tell, all that is being collected is information on
whether you edit the article after viewing it or not. That isn't personal.
Moreover, shouldn't one use HTTPS websites to avoid ISP collecting some information about visited websites? (Too technical for me to understand at what extent.) I think it would help in this case, and it's way easier than complaining like that.
Nemo
Strike against the collection of personal data through edit links
Correct if I'm wrong (And i'm probably wrong) but that would work for every single site if approved, so why strike only Wikipedia? I would stop use internet altogether. :P _____ *Béria Lima* http://wikimedia.pt/(351) 925 171 484
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On 4 February 2012 13:46, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
Strike against the collection of personal data through edit links
See http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10448060-38.html
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On 4 February 2012 13:57, Teofilo teofilowiki@gmail.com wrote:
Also it is becoming uncomfortable to edit section 0 of an article. On a normal wiki article, to edit section 0, one copy-pastes the edit link of section 1 and changes "1" into "0". This is no longer possible in a reliable enough way, as the effect of changing the URL becomes obscure.
Changing section=1 into section=0 should still work fine - I've just tested it. The token values seem to be the same for every section, so it's unlikely even to confuse the data!
However, this is a bit of a hack in the first place - there's an option in preferences to provide an edit link actually on the page for section 0. Preferences > Gadgets, and the first entry under "Appearance".
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