Re: user_properties privacy issues, not
2011-07-04 08:53:28 GMT
-ManishEarth
Hello,At Sunday 26 June 2011 16:51:29 Maarten wrote:the table works with a white-list. At the moment only the above fields are
> Sure?
> mysql> select distinct(up_property) from user_properties limit 10;
> +----------------+
>
> | up_property |
>
> +----------------+
>
> | gender |
> | language |
> | nickname |
> | skin |
> | timecorrection |
>
> +----------------+
> 5 rows in set (19.56 sec)
visable, which are (in my opinion) non-critical. The only may-be-critical-field
is the gender – but the gender is displayed by mediawiki itself so there is no
point to hide it on the toolserver.
If you think that one of the fields is a problem, I would like to hear your
arguments.
Sincerly,
DaB.
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<div><div dir="ltr">Actually, this is a boon for delivery bots. The bots can get the signatures automatically without having to rely on the user entering it.<div> <br clear="all">-ManishEarth<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 8:28 PM, DaB. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:WP <at> daniel.baur4.info">WP <at> daniel.baur4.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote"> Hello,<br><div class="im">At Sunday 26 June 2011 16:51:29 Maarten wrote:<br> > Sure?<br> > mysql> select distinct(up_property) from user_properties limit 10;<br> > +----------------+<br> ><br> > | up_property |<br> ><br> > +----------------+<br> ><br> > | gender |<br> > | language |<br> > | nickname |<br> > | skin |<br> > | timecorrection |<br> ><br> > +----------------+<br> > 5 rows in set (19.56 sec)<br><br> </div>the table works with a white-list. At the moment only the above fields are<br> visable, which are (in my opinion) non-critical. The only may-be-critical-field<br> is the gender – but the gender is displayed by mediawiki itself so there is no<br> point to hide it on the toolserver.<br> If you think that one of the fields is a problem, I would like to hear your<br> arguments.<br><br> Sincerly,<br> DaB.<br>--<br> Userpage: [[:w:de:User:DaB.]] — PGP: 2B255885<br><br>_______________________________________________<br> Toolserver-l mailing list (<a href="mailto:Toolserver-l <at> lists.wikimedia.org">Toolserver-l <at> lists.wikimedia.org</a>)<br><a href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l" target="_blank">https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l</a><br> Posting guidelines for this list: <a href="https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Mailing_list_etiquette" target="_blank">https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Mailing_list_etiquette</a><br> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> </div></div>
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