A number of other chapters have already opted out. I would be very surprised if WMUK didn't, although I'm still unconvinced that opting out will actually do anything...
Mike
On 30 Apr 2009, at 10:01, brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
I'd say Phorm could technically be seen as in violation of the WMF privacy policy - which I assume WMUK has adopted for their own use.
It'd delight me to see all chapters plus the WMF ensure they're opted out, just to say 'no' to cooperating with a surveillence scheme for advertising. I'd also say a release was needed on the issue.
Anyone from chapcom here who wants to chip in and say how the others would go? even if purely symbolic, I'd even opt out wikipedia.de - and then hit the press with it. if all the WMF sites opt out too then that is newsworthy enough for a press release.
Brian.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Phorm opt-out for wikimedia.org.uk? From: David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com Date: Tue, April 28, 2009 3:02 pm To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org
2009/4/28 Andrew Turvey andrewrturvey@googlemail.com:
When the Board discussed it last we said we'd wait until WMF
decided - but
the feeling was in favour of opting out. I've added it to http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetings/2009-05-05/
Agenda
Let me know if you think it needs to be dealt with before then.
I'd say ask internal-l :-)
- d.
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2009/4/30 Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net:
A number of other chapters have already opted out. I would be very surprised if WMUK didn't, although I'm still unconvinced that opting out will actually do anything...
Opting-out is onerous and flawed. But the opt-out campaign is proving very effective publicity against Phorm. So if the chapters opt out, then ORG can put it on their blog, we all look good, ORG looks good and Phorm looks like ... Phorm.
- d.
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