[Labs-l] Labs privacy policy questions

Sun Apr 24 04:55:29 UTC 2016

Hi Zhou,

When might we be able to see drafts of privacy policy updates for Labs and
Wikimetrics?

Thanks,

Pine
On Mar 15, 2016 13:30, "Zhou Zhou" <zzhou at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi Pine,
>
> Thank you for bringing this up.
>
> By interstitial, I assume you are referring to the privacy policy blurb
> that appears here <https://metrics.wmflabs.org/policy> (and also as noted
> on the Labs TOU).
>
> The interstitial is there to provide notice to end users of WMF Labs
> projects that the projects are (usually) not developed and controlled by
> WMF but by individual members of our community. As such, the disclaimer
> warns users that the standard WMF TOU/privacy policy are no longer
> applicable and empowers users to make educated decision about how others
> might use their data.
>
> Having said that, I understand there might be concerns on the way we
> present this issue to the end user in the interstitial. We will look into
> how we can better direct lab developers to draft a clearer privacy policy.
> If you have specific suggestions in clarifications you would like to see,
> please send them my way. We will also look into incorporating into the next
> draft of the Labs TOU your point about real-world consequences for misuse
> of data.
>
> With respect to Wikimetrics, we also plan on modifying its privacy policy
> to address your concerns and clarify on how the data is being used instead
> of relying on the standard interstitial.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Zhou
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Michelle Paulson <mpaulson at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
>> [+Zhou as he is handling Labs TOU issues (but he and I will coordinate
>> offline on privacy aspects of proposed changes as needed)]
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From this conversation, I'm having trouble figuring out why Wikimetrics
>>> would have that interstitial on it. Amanda, do you know why that
>>> interstital is there?
>>>
>>> Speaking generally, I would like to suggest to Michelle that
>>> clarification on the interstitial warnings and in the Labs TOU would be
>>> helpful, as well as an amendment to the Labs TOU that outlines real-world
>>> possibilities for legal consequences for mishandling or misuse of private
>>> data that's obtained in Labs.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Pine
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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>
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