In my opinion, it’s not that our information is publicly available, it’s how easy it is to locate with a quick and simple Google search. In your example, someone from the general public would have to know you have a HAM license to go digging for your personal information. Thus, it is not readily available to the general public.
On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 7:22 PM D. Howard Bingham via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > The use of* INDIVIDUAL PASSWORDS should be required to access MEMBERSHIP > LIST**S*. > > If you use your ARRL address, be aware that REPLIES to messages using the > ARRL address, will be from YOUR ISP address (NOT ARRL>) > > Likewise, all that's needed to access your street or mailing address, is > to access the FCC Database & lookup your FCC assigned CALL SIGN, > > everything that's on the LICENSE APPLICATION IS PUBLIC RECORD. > > If you don't want your street address and phone numbers to show up on a > highway billboard, BE AWARE IF YOU PUT IT IN YOUR LICENSE > APPLICATION, it's there for everyone to see. > > *Perhaps a BVARC member who is a LAWYER can explain LIABILITY ISSUES.!* > > D. Howard Bingham > > ke5apj 😷 > > -- > On 2/3/2021 7:41 AM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: > > I will be checking on this today. > > Mike Hardwick > President > BVARC > > On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 07:39:10 AM CST, John Mechura via BVARC > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You may also go to the bvarc website and click on the membership roster > and scroll around for your info. > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 7:16 AM William Elliott via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm a month into the club and my info popped up too. I'd rather that not > be publicly posted. > > -K15MKV > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 4:28 AM Kori Rahman via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello all! > > So I just did a Google search of my call sign (which I will not be stating > again) and the VERY FIRST thing that came up was my personal email to the > club list. I was... kinda shocked and surprised. I was under the impression > these emails were for club members ONLY. Apparently this email list is > posted to the public and I'm concerned about that. I have personal > information in my signature (name, phone number etc. which may be used to > send me spam calls) that could easily be parsed by an algorithm... This > seems like a major security issue to me and should be fixed. I have to > wonder who is sending these emails to this website??? If the club is doing > this they should inform us that anything we say on this list is not a > private email but a public statement to all of the internet and everyone on > the planet. > > I would appreciate some feedback on this and how this email I sent to the > club was posted publicly on the internet for all the world to see.... Maybe > this is the intent of the club, but I will certainly think twice about > sending anything out now and censoring my email signature. This must be > laid out clearly to all new members. > > One of many offending post: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09908.html > > The use of the word "Private" is extensive in this page I was sent with my > welcome to the list: > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Look.... I'm not SUPER diligent about reading absolutely everything I get, > but this seems like an extremely important thing to tell folks... I've been > a member for about 2 months so maybe this has been brought up before. I > just feel there needs to be more transparency if this is how it is. > > - My call is in the offending link > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > === > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > -- Thank you, Anthony Duke III
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