[ckan-discuss] [ckan-dev] Remove public display of e-mail addresses

Wed Feb 22 11:49:49 GMT 2012

Given that there is no privacy policy on the register page showing the
email is underhand.

I'm generally opposed to providing any information but that may just be me
:)

Also I don't trust obfuscation

Toby

On 22 February 2012 11:24, Ian Murray <ian.murray at okfn.org> wrote:

>
> On 22 February 2012 11:08, David Read <david.read at okfn.org> wrote:
>
>> (Moving to ckan-discuss)
>> How do people generally feel about their email address being public on
>> thedatahub.org? See below.
>>
>
> I'd really rather not have my email address displayed on my public profile
> page.
>
> For me, the key difference between githib and thedatahub is that on github
> you can register multiple email addresses, which are then linked with
> account maintenance (for example, forgotten passwords).  Whereas the email
> address on a github public profile is just that: it's a label.  Correct me
> if I'm wrong, but I don't think we have that distinction on thedatahub:  if
> I want to have access to an account maintenance feature (such as password
> reset), then I need to register my email address; which then in-turn
> becomes part of my public profile.
>
> Ian.
>
>
>>
>> David
>>
>> On 22 February 2012 10:38, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>> > On 22 February 2012 06:12, Mark Wainwright <mark.wainwright at okfn.org>
>> wrote:
>> >> Aargh! I started to write a post about the Datahub's beautiful new
>> >> User pages, such as Rufus's here:
>> >>
>> >> http://thedatahub.org/user/rufuspollock
>> >>
>> >> when I noticed that it displays the user's e-mail address! Every
>> >> user's e-mail address is currently exposed to the world, without even
>> >> logging in (not that that would make it better). Could someone fix
>> >> this breach of privacy before I take a screenshot for posterity?
>> >
>> > This is intentional and just like github. The email is obfuscated but
>> > yes it is intentionally public there.
>> >
>> >> While I guess showing the full name is ok, I think this should be
>> >> explicit at signup here:
>> >>
>> >> http://thedatahub.org/user/register
>> >>
>> >> I.e. under the box for 'Full name (optional)' should appear something
>> >> like 'Visible on your public profile page.'
>> >
>> > Sure, though I note this is obfuscated.
>> >
>> > rufus
>> >
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