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

Wed Feb 22 12:06:57 GMT 2012

OK. Sounds like we have consensus for hiding. I will fix now.

Rufus

On 22 February 2012 11:49, Toby Dacre <toby.okfn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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