Hi Rich, I don't have specific realistic concerns, I am trying to look ahead and avoid a "how didn't yiu guys think of THIS!" moment 😀
Gary On Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 12:19 PM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > On Mar 8, 2024, at 12:09 PM, Gary D. Gregory <ggreg...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > Sure, badging can be fun and it sure seems popular on GitHub: I do like > my Mars 2020 Helicopter Mission badge (https://github.com/garydgregory/) ! > > > > I wonder if there are there any privacy issue we should be able to > foresee? > > > > I would guess that badges would be derived from data that a member from > the internet public might be able to painstakingly assemble, but maybe not. > > > > Every badge that I’ve come up with in brainstorming about this has been > either 1) based on public information or 2) something that the recipient > requests (like “I attended a particular event.”). None of it seemed > particularly painstaking. Do you have concerns? > > > > Should a person be allowed to opt out of a specific badge or the whole > badge system? > > > As I said in the email you responded to … > > >> > >> For every badge system I’ve looked at, nobody receives any badges until > they log into the system, creating their account. That is, these systems > are all opt-in by default. If people are actual averse to receiving > congratulations for their activities, then don’t create a badge system > account. Done and done. > >> > > Whether a person can opt out of a particular badge, that’s more a tooling > question. I would assume that the answer is “yes” since this is just data, > and data can be deleted. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
