[WikiEN-l] A modest proposal

[Matthew Brown]

On 8/13/07, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> The last time I alluded to people with checkuser abusing their power I
> was told privately to contact the privacy ombudsman.  But recent
> discussion on foundation-l has concluded that the privacy ombudsman
> has no power over inappropriate use of checkuser, because
> inappropriate use of checkuser is not a violation of the privacy
> policy.

I'd disagree; inappropriate use of checkuser in a way that breaches
the privacy policy is a violation of the privacy policy.  However,
many uses of checkuser that might be questioned are not breaches of
the privacy policy as currently formulated.

-Matt