[OpenID] Anti-endorsement of Eran Hammer-Lahav

SitG Admin sysadmin at shadowsinthegarden.com
Sun Dec 14 19:17:09 UTC 2008


I do commend him for his honesty in detailing his position. I would 
also like to extend a blanket "thank you" to candidates whose silence 
on this matter has been due to an unwillingness to misrepresent their 
position - if you fall within this category, you are thanked for 
opting to remain silent rather than tell a lie.

At 10:07 AM -0700 12/14/08, Eran Hammer-Lahav wrote:
>Personally, I will not allow you to contribute anonymously to any 
>specification I am the editor of.

But this has nothing to do with membership in the Foundation!

>I cannot imagine any reason for you to hide behind an alias. So to 
>answer your original question about anonymity in the foundation, 
>yes, I would tell such people their contribution isn't welcome.

There we have it, then - your position is that privacy for people who 
join the Foundation, even if they aren't part of a Working Group 
(but, perhaps, just want a say in Board elections), is unfathomable. 
People who care about not having their full names broadcast across 
the 'net ("Hey, over here! This is a target that has more data about 
the person you're stalking!") would be asked to compromise their 
principles (and their privacy!) in return for a vote.

Such a position would effectively bar privacy-intent individuals from 
having any say in Foundation business - it's a very UNfriendly 
gesture!

We're not so well-known as a bastion of privacy that we can afford to 
alienate the individuals and groups that take it very seriously - in 
fact, OpenID's publicity has been just the opposite!

Folks - we don't know the positions of the other candidates on this 
issue. I can't say for sure that a vote cast for someone other than 
Eran would net someone better on the privacy issues. But nonetheless, 
I urge you to respect his position as much as he respects the privacy 
of you, and anyone else who would be a member of the Foundation.

Taking candidates' other qualifications into account, vote accordingly.

-Shade



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