[WikiEN-l] SlimVirgin and CheckUser leaks

[Jon]

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David Katz wrote:
> It certainly doesn't appear that SV was given this information so that she
> could block or report the person on whom the CheckUser was run. Instead, it
> appears that she was told so she could tip off the person.
> 
> Perhaps we should just have a policy where users against whom a checkuser is
> run have the right to be informed rather than have a situation where you
> only find out if your friends with someone who is the friend of a Checkuser
> who leaks info.
> 
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Jon <scream at datascreamer.com>
> wrote:Sections 5 and 6 of the privacy policy permit the release of CU
> information to /admins/ for example for blocking and reporting.
> 
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy#Policy_on_release_of_data_derived_from_page_logs
> 
> Best,
> Jon
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If this is the case, I don't really see any problem.  The fact that
checks are run, thats not confidential.


Best,
Jon
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