[WikiEN-l] SlimVirgin and CheckUser leaks

[Florence Devouard]

Ken Arromdee wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008, Nathan wrote:
>> * The only disclosure of information was to the checkusers wife (hard to
>> criticise, I think)
> 
> I'd criticize it.
> 
> If we say it's okay to give privileged information to your wife, we're
> essentially saying that making any married person a privileged user is a
> two-for-one.  If so, whenever a married person applies to become an admin, his
> wife should be checked out and questioned in as much detail as he is,
> and go through the same gauntlet of criticism as the applicant himself.
> We don't do this.
> 
> If you think about it a bit, we generally don't do this in the real world.
> For instance, HIPAA in the US governs what doctors are allowed to disclose
> your private health information to.  Disclosure to the doctor's spouse is
> certainly not in there.

I agree on this point. If one is giving access to confidential 
information, then it is confidential. Period. There is no reason to 
consider a spouse a special case. Or a brother. Or the best friend.

And IF the information is indeed given to the spouse, then the best that 
can happen is that absolutely no one knows or even suspect that the 
spouse has the information. The spouse must be absolutely mute on the 
whole matter.

Ant