[Foundation-l] Wikipedia tracks user behaviour via third party companies

Thu Jun 4 11:21:57 UTC 2009

On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:18 AM, Tim 'avatar' Bartel <
wikipedia at computerkultur.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> recently the report of the KnowPrivacy [1] study - a research project
> by the School of Information from University of California in Berkeley
> - hit the German media [2].
>

The case of vlswiki is troubling as it's a single sysop who is stubbornly
adding the analytics bug

   - (huidig) (latst<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&diff=131158&oldid=127221>)
   4 jun 2009 06:54<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&oldid=131158>
   Midom<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gebruker:Midom&action=edit&redlink=1>
   (discuusjeblad<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Discuusje_gebruker:Midom&action=edit&redlink=1>|
   bydroagn <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specioal:Bijdragen/Midom> |
   blokkeer <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specioal:Blokkeren/Midom>) (74
   bytes) (privacy policy violation) (zêre
ersteln<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&action=rollback&from=Midom&token=7b9e891163dcfaa7ffbc86f28f2734a5%2B%5C>|
   ersteln<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&action=edit&undoafter=127221&undo=131158>)

   - (huidig<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&diff=131158&oldid=127221>)
   (latst<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&diff=127221&oldid=100968>)
   25 apr 2009 15:13<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&oldid=127221>
   Tbc <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruker:Tbc>
(discuusjeblad<http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discuusje_gebruker:Tbc>|
   bydroagn <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specioal:Bijdragen/Tbc> |
   blokkeer <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specioal:Blokkeren/Tbc>) (363
   bytes) (cannot find in the policy this is not allowed)
(ersteln<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&action=edit&undoafter=100968&undo=127221>)

   - (huidig<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&diff=131158&oldid=100968>)
   (latst<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&diff=100968&oldid=70975>)
   9 jul 2008 21:13<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&oldid=100968>
   Drini <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruker:Drini>
(discuusjeblad<http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discuusje_gebruker:Drini>|
   bydroagn <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specioal:Bijdragen/Drini> |
   blokkeer <http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specioal:Blokkeren/Drini>) (74
   bytes) (google analytics is not allowed in global scripts)
(ersteln<http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&action=edit&undoafter=70975&undo=100968>)

http://vls.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.js&action=history

What I propose is this being re-added would cause a removal of sysop bit due
to misuse of powers.
Don't we have a committee that checks privacy violations?