Unfortunately I don't think there is much more I can do here. Based on what you wrote, I think that your best course of action is to discuss the PII situation with WMF Legal. There are a few other remedies which could come into play, but they would almost certainly take longer and be more politically problematic than a minimal intervention in which WMF Legal clarifies to the Ombuds and Arbcom what is required under WMF's interpretation of its privacy policy.
Pine On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Neotarf <neot...@gmail.com> wrote: > The privacy policy as written certainly leads users to expect their PII is > safe. There is nothing I can find in the written policy that would back the > idea that the ombuds should refuse to remove PII if they think it might > have been posted in good faith. If it could be used to identify someone, it > should just be removed. That's just basic safety. Maybe they are not > allowed to go against arbitrators I also don't understand why arbitrators > would insist on posting PII over and over. We have seen too much what that > can lead to. In all fairness, the gamergate sub-reddit was very > professional and removed the dox within an hour of my request. > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hmm. I'd like to take a closer look at this, but unfortunately I'm >> already backlogged with other projects. I wish I knew what to suggest here. >> If you have already been to the Ombudsman Commission and you disagree with >> their interpretation of WMF policies, then you might try to contact WMF >> Legal, although I don't know to what extent they will want to involve >> themselves. >> >> For what it's worth, if I had my way the OC would (1) have significantly >> more independence from the WMF Board and staff and (2) be issuing monthly >> or quarterly reports about its activities, but realistically the current >> setup is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. >> >> Pine >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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