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From:
Michael JasonSmith
Date:
2007 Oct 01 23:58 UTC
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Steve, this is the wrong place to discuss the specific implementation of a
site. This group is for discussing the generic implementation of GroupServer,
which may be altered according to particular (and understandable) needs of a
site.
In the default configuration of GroupServer, users have control of their own
privacy, not the administrators. The user consents to exposing information,
rather than having an administrator arbitrarily exposing the user's data, such
as group membership. There are two reasons for this.
First, in countries in the OECD, other than the United States of America, the
more private stance is required by law.
http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_34255_1815186_1_1_1_1,00.html
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/RightsAndResponsibilities/DG_10028507
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?pub=bill&doc=C-6&parl=36&ses=2&language=E&File=41#7
http://www.privacy.gov.au/publications/ipps.html
http://www.privacy.org.nz/library/fact-sheet-no-2-information-privacy-principles
There is no reason that the default GroupServer behaviour could not be changed
in countries that do not follow the OECD recommendations.
Second, GroupServer sites send out massive amounts of email, as do spam
implementations. We want to make GroupServer pure, whiter than white, beyond
reproach — to distinguish it from the systems run by nefarious organisations.