On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:48 PM, ENWP Pine <deyntest...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Lila, > > My read of the *new* Privacy Policy is that nonpublic emails sent > to WMF should remain nonpublic unless the user gives consent to the > contrary. The policy states that "We may share your information for a > particular purpose, if you agree." Otherwise emails are considered > personal information and their redistribution is restricted. See > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy#share-to-experiment > and > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy#Access_to_and_release_of_personally_identifiable_information > > So, please do not take the view that "Otherwise, we will consider them > public" if you do not hear back from someone who has contacted you. > > The general practice in the community is that emails are considered private > by default. > > "Private" doesn't mean absolutely private, for example it's common for > members of certain committees to circulate emails among themselves, > but those emails don't usually get forwarded outside of the group or > republished without opt-in permission from the sender. Similarly, WMF > may circulate emails internally. > > User privacy is a big deal in this community. Perhaps you know more > about the Privacy Policy than I do, but my understanding is that your > announced plans are inconsistent with the current and draft policies. > Fortunately, that is easy to fix in this situation. > > I am glad you have taken an interest in the experiences of new editors. (: > > Pine > > > Let's not be so quick to criticize; Lila's e-mail is the invitation to participate. By responding to her prompt and not asking for your comments to be private, you agree with the solicitation that the comments be public. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
