[EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Stefan Schwarzer
Hi everyone :-) On the talk submission form [1] there are required fields for the date of birth and the mobile phone number of the speaker. A bit down is an - also required - checkbox titled I agree to let you publish my data on the web site. Does that actually mean I can only submit a talk if I

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Giovanni Bajo
On sab, 2011-04-09 at 15:22 +0200, Stefan Schwarzer wrote: Hi everyone :-) On the talk submission form [1] there are required fields for the date of birth and the mobile phone number of the speaker. A bit down is an - also required - checkbox titled I agree to let you publish my data on

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Giovanni Bajo
On sab, 2011-04-09 at 14:37 +0100, Alex Kavanagh wrote: Um, more to the point, why do they *need* your date of birth? Surely, if it's just to make sure you're 18 or over, there can be a tick box saying 'please tick to indicate you're over 18'? Or is there some strange law I'm not aware of?

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Alex Kavanagh
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Giovanni Bajo ra...@develer.com wrote: On sab, 2011-04-09 at 14:37 +0100, Alex Kavanagh wrote: Um, more to the point, why do they *need* your date of birth? Surely, if it's just to make sure you're 18 or over, there can be a tick box saying 'please tick to

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Michael Foord
On 09/04/2011 15:46, Charlie Clark wrote: [snip...] legal-stuff The EU directive was not particularly well-drafted and explicitly forbids the use of cookies on a website without the explicit consent of the user in advance. Cookies that are essential for the technical provision of a service

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Michael Foord
On 09/04/2011 16:20, Michael Foord wrote: On 09/04/2011 15:46, Charlie Clark wrote: [snip...] legal-stuff The EU directive was not particularly well-drafted and explicitly forbids the use of cookies on a website without the explicit consent of the user in advance. Cookies that are essential

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Stefan Schwarzer
Hello Giovanni, On 2011-04-09 15:52, Giovanni Bajo wrote: On sab, 2011-04-09 at 15:22 +0200, Stefan Schwarzer wrote: It's clearly written in the help popup of both fields *and* the checkbox that mobile number e date of birth will not be published. Thanks for the clarification. Did you read