On 4/23/06, Anthony DiPierro wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
Frankly, I just don't see it, but maybe I don't know what you mean by "sensitive information". You also don't mention what Wikipedia would be sued for. Negligence? If so, I don't see where the duty of care is.
By "sensitive information" I mean, in this context, information the publication of which would render the publisher liable for a tort.
What would Wikipedia be sued for? Well, in the case of publication of defamatory material, it would be sued for defamation. Once a service provider becomes aware of a specific case of defamatory material on his system, he has a common law duty to take reasonable steps to limit the damage. This is not negated by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which only applies to unwitting publication resulting from the nature of the Internet Service.