Re: [GENERAL] Map of Postgresql Users (OT)

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Claire McLister <mclister(at)zeesource(dot)net>
Cc: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Tino Wildenhain <tino(at)wildenhain(dot)de>, Arnulf Christl <arnulf(dot)christl(at)ccgis(dot)de>, mapbender-users(at)lists(dot)sourceforge(dot)net, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org, Brent Wood <b(dot)wood(at)niwa(dot)co(dot)nz>, postgis-users(at)postgis(dot)refractions(dot)net, MAPSERVER-USERS(at)LISTS(dot)UMN(dot)EDU, freegis-list(at)intevation(dot)de, cavallini(at)faunalia(dot)it, peter(dot)eisentraut(at)credativ(dot)de, Astrid Emde <astrid(dot)emde(at)ccgis(dot)de>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Map of Postgresql Users (OT)
Date: 2005-12-07 17:31:11
Message-ID: 200512071731.jB7HVBu03140@candle.pha.pa.us
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Claire McLister wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> Some people raised privacy issues, so we try to give an indication of
> the email address without giving out too much more. We also do not
> store any other information from the email.
>
> I think the concern was combining location information with other
> information. So, we are unable to add names with the entries :-(

If they posted to a public list, I don't see any privacy issues with
showing their name. We could allow some to opt-out, but we don't even
offer that feature with our email archives, so I don't even see the
point of that. Finding the location of the IP address is also public,
so I don't see the issue here.

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