[sudo-discuss] privacy and violations; nym rights and other.

aestetix aestetix at aestetix.com
Thu Apr 11 11:58:56 PDT 2013 

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Oh hai!

Rather busy today, but this is worth a moment of input.

I do think it's worth looking at what people expect when they hear the
word "transparency." It's also worth considering what it means when we
assume that all our communication will be archived by Google, by
default, unless we specifically opt-out (robots file, etc).

There's also the use case issue (I'm sure there's a more proper term).
I'm totally ok with our list being transparent to people who want to
learn and teach others. I'm a lot less ok with it going to a large
company that will be using it to data-mine what products to target
consumers with. If you take that a step further you'll find a
quasi-analogy to Real Genius.

That said, this is part of a much larger "boundaries" discussion the
internet is forcing the world to have right now.

Anyhow, just my two cents, feel free to disregard at your pleasure :)

Hail Eris,
aestetix

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On 4/11/13 11:27 AM, Anon195714 wrote:
> 
> Sorry but a little more "transparency and openness" about what was
> going to happen to emails to that list, rather than using overtly
> misleading language, would have prevented this kerfluffle in the
> first place.
> 
> "Categorically object" all you like, but that boils down to an
> assertion that you have some kind of right to make and spread
> copies of someone else's words _against their will_, and infringe
> their privacy _against their will_, which is truly authoritarian.
> 
> Aestetix, if you're reading this, your input would be highly
> welcome.
> 
> Meanwhile I have work to do today.
> 
> -G.
> 
> 
> =====
> 
> 
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> 
> On 13-04-11-Thu 10:58 AM, rachel lyra hospodar wrote:
>> 
>> At the bottom of every email to this list is a link to
>> 'listinfo' which opens with an archive of every post to the list.
>> If the boilerplate seems unclear to people we can talk about
>> changing it but I categorically object to removing anything from
>> the archive.
>> 
>> Transparency and openness are part of our core values, archiving 
>> emails is very standard, the listinfo page makes it clear that
>> this is done using completely standard language, and if anyone
>> wishes to have their statements go unattributed they are welcome
>> to not enter them into the Internet, or to use a pseudonym.
>> 
>> R.
>> 
>> On Apr 11, 2013 10:53 AM, "Anon195714" <anon195714 at sbcglobal.net 
>> <mailto:anon195714 at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Let's be really clear about this:
>> 
>> This is the explicit language in the sign-up document:
>> 
>> "Subscribing to sudo-discuss Subscribe to sudo-discuss by filling
>> out the following form. You will be sent email requesting
>> confirmation, to prevent others from gratuitously subscribing
>> you. This is a private list, which means that the list of members
>> is not available to non-members."
>> 
>> "THIS IS A PRIVATE LIST, WHICH MEANS THAT THE LIST OF MEMBERS IS 
>> NOT AVAILABLE TO NON MEMBERS."
>> 
>> That's a representation of a material fact.  And the link to the 
>> archive says NOTHING about that archive being anything that
>> would violate or contradict the language I quoted above: no
>> disclosure, no nothing.
>> 
>> Blatant misrepresentation.
>> 
>> "May need to be doing a better job" is the understatement of the
>> year.
>> 
>> The answer is, I'm going to hold SudoRoom to the terms & 
>> conditions I signed, and that material is going to be taken down 
>> immediately until such time as anything I've posted in it can be 
>> removed from any publicly searchable content.  This is not 
>> optional, any more than free repair under warranty is optional,
>> or the absence of horsemeat in "100% beef frankfurters" is
>> optional.
>> 
>> I'm holding SudoRoom to its stated language.
>> 
>> -G.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ======
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 13-04-11-Thu 10:42 AM, Marina Kukso wrote:
>>> hi george,
>>> 
>>> i'm very sorry that you feel that you did not consent to
>>> having this information public. this list has been publicly
>>> archived since it began and i think that we've tried to make
>>> that clear (although it seems that we may need to be doing a
>>> better job!).
>>> 
>>> unfortunately i'm not sure to what extent the "welcome to 
>>> sudo-discuss list" email that new list members receive
>>> includes information about content being publicly archived
>>> (could someone help with this?), but perhaps we may need to
>>> make this more explicit in that letter.
>>> 
>>> for additional background on why we made the decision to
>>> publicly archive contents, the idea is not necessarily to
>>> promote "transparency and openness" as a matter of principle
>>> only, but because part of what we wanted to do with sudo room
>>> is to make our history as easy for others to use as possible so
>>> that others who are starting and running hackerspaces can learn
>>> from our experience and discussion. in other words, to
>>> facilitate ctrl-c/ctrl-v of hackerspaces around the world.
>>> 
>>> - marina
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Anon195714 
>>> <anon195714 at sbcglobal.net <mailto:anon195714 at sbcglobal.net>>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Right, and when you slip LSD into the fruit punch at a party 
>>> and don't tell anyone, do you justify that by saying you're 
>>> trying to encourage enlightenment?   Who needs informed consent
>>> anyway, right?  Hey, who needs consent of any kind?
>>> 
>>> Sorry yo, that don't go.  It's NON CONSENSUAL, like seducing 
>>> someone and failing to disclose to them that you have STDs. 
>>> It's a trust-break in a big way.
>>> 
>>> I'm asserting my right to put this on the meeting agenda for 
>>> next Wednesday, and pull in any record of anything I signed 
>>> that contained TOS.
>>> 
>>> Let me be really clear about this:  I'm as serious as a fucking
>>> heart attack about this, and anyone who thinks it's a joke is
>>> fucking sick.
>>> 
>>> This "open and transparent" stuff is starting to become a chant
>>> fit for a cult, that short-circuits reason and critical 
>>> thinking.  In reality it's a house of one-way mirrors foisted 
>>> by the powerful on the masses to enable "prediction and 
>>> control" down to the level of the individual.
>>> 
>>> Enough was enough long ago, just like muggings and the rest of
>>> it.
>>> 
>>> -G.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> =====
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 13-04-11-Thu 10:07 AM, mattsenate at gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:mattsenate at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> We set the list up to be public in an effort to remain as 
>>>> transparent and open as possible. This is a blessing and a 
>>>> burden. We should be mindful of the scope of our language and
>>>> interested in maintaining private conversation off the list.
>>>> 
>>>> Additionally, if you seek a lot of privacy, I don't recommend
>>>> communicating over the internet if it can be helped.
>>>> 
>>>> // Matt
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Reply message ----- From: "Tracy Jacobs"
>>>> <kinetical at comcast.net> <mailto:kinetical at comcast.net> To:
>>>> "Romy Ilano" <romy at snowyla.com> <mailto:romy at snowyla.com> Cc:
>>>> "sudo-discuss" <sudo-discuss at lists.sudoroom.org> 
>>>> <mailto:sudo-discuss at lists.sudoroom.org> Subject:
>>>> [sudo-discuss] Michael Orange - film events - Battle for
>>>> Brooklyn - any sudo members interested in an intro? Date:
>>>> Thu, Apr 11, 2013 9:54 AM
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sudoers,
>>>> 
>>>> Why does our discussion list have to be published on the 
>>>> internet?  I don't personally want  it to be that public. Who
>>>> decided it should be done that way, and is there another
>>>> option?
>>>> 
>>>> Tracy On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Romy Ilano
>>>> <romy at snowyla.com <mailto:romy at snowyla.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hey  here is one of the film events that Michael Orange 
>>>>> from top 10 social is presenting.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/events/563556023675662/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 
Michael's also working with the Oakland Library as well,so
>>>>> I'll mention the history wki people from sudoroom are
>>>>> there!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> this probably isn't necessary for anyone here... but in 
>>>>> case one or two people gets the temptation:
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- Michael Orange is an all around good guy--please treat 
>>>>> him well, minimize over the top business plans, "industry 
>>>>> type behavior", and approach him as you would a family 
>>>>> member. If we talk to him the wrong way it will be a smear 
>>>>> on my reputation and his opinion matters a lot to me. =D
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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