Hi, all -- - - - I'm wondering how you have handle, or if your clients or employers have policies regarding privacy issues, for disclosing sorta-publicly-available names.
Context: I wrote a web-based system (www.comped.smm.org) which is manages registration and administration for a (essentially) for-profit computer training organization. Our customers are comprised mostly of: -- employees of business, nonprofit and government units of all sizes, and; -- individuals, mostly "displaced workers" (i.e. unemployed folks), whose classes are being paid for directly or indirectly by the state government. Both privacy issues the last step in the registration process at which time the student is specifying the payment method. We require a student to create an account before he can complete registration for classes. At this point, the student has an account and has logged in. In other words, we know who the student is, and, if relevant, for which organization the student works. Two Scenarios: 1. Employees: When the student wants us to "Bill my Employer" -- we gather the name of student's supervisor. Would it be a privacy issue to provide a list of other employees of the *same* organization who have an association with my client? These could be folks who previously have taken classes, been specified as a "supervisor" or "billing contact," or be simply on our mailing list. 2. Displaced Workers: When the student specifies the Agency that is paying for the class (which could be either a state government agency or a nonprofit organization funded by the state), we also need the name of the counselor with which the student is working. Would it be a privacy issue to provide a list of counselors? The agencies have provided us with the counselor names. However, it would also be possible for the student to select other agencies and see the counselor names. (In both cases, of course, the student could supply a name that is not on the list.) This is a "privacy versus data-quality" conundrum. I am just wondering if you have encountered similar issues and how you handled them. "WAOs" welcome, too, naturally. We have always had those in abundance on ProFox!! Many thanks - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
