[OpenID] (privacy) endorsement, John Bradley

[Eran Hammer-Lahav]

I think anyone who believes that privacy exists online is either stupid or naïve, but I have zero interest in debating that, especially with someone who will not give me the courtesy of revealing his real name and affiliation. To suggest that you cannot trust the names people use in this community is to me an unacceptable level of paranoia. There isn't a single active member on this list who participated in actual work (specs, foundation, evangelism) that I haven't either met in person or met someone I trust who can vouch for them.

For the record, this is exactly what I have wrote before:

"The foundation should not be handing out personal information for any other purposes than to obey its bylaws (for example, sending notifications as legally required will mean giving someone with an administrative capacity access to the mailing lists). Members should have an opt-in way to allow their name and city/country to be listed, with optionally their employer."

How that is different from John's position is beyond me.

EHL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: general-bounces at openid.net [mailto:general-bounces at openid.net] On
> Behalf Of SitG Admin
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 1:15 PM
> To: John Bradley
> Cc: general at openid.net
> Subject: Re: [OpenID] (privacy) endorsement, John Bradley
>
> At 5:51 PM -0300 12/14/08, John Bradley wrote:
> >However I do also believe that members not participating in IPR
> >related work have a right to there privacy,  and protection of there
> >personal information.
> >
> >I am also running for the board,  If you are going to vote against
> >Eran on this you issue can vote against me as well.
> >
> >Yes I am a terrible campaigner:)
>
> Not at all. You have come forth to state your own position on the
> issue of privacy, which is more than most candidates have done so far
> ;)
>
> Your position (as expressed) differs substantially from Eran's: you
> believe that, if members are not participating in IPR-related work,
> we have a right to privacy (Eran says "privacy" itself doesn't exist,
> online), and the protection of our personal information.
>
> This is a strong pro-privacy argument. You have my endorsement :)
>
> -Shade
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