On 10/13/05, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
* Remember that a small number of the developers (those who have
access to the database) already have this power and use it. They
control the horizontal, they control the vertical, they see all and
know all — because they have to have complete control in order to
administer a top-50 website. But they respect the privacy policy,
because that's what you do as a sysadmin. The proposal is to extend
access to just one power, so as to avoid a bottleneck of too few
people for the job.
Do you really think there are people at other top-50 websites with unlogged
and unfettered access to this sort of information?
If so, do you think they had to go through any background checks, and sign
a non-disclosure agreement?
It certainly *is* possible to set up a system so that *no single person*
can "see all and know all". I would hope all the other top-50 websites have
set up such a system.