On 24-May-18 17:06, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > who just now wants extra analytics from Mailman, real bad timing ! > GDPR law hits Europe in 1 hour if CET or 2 maybe in BST, & > Many people in major through tiny companies & orgs (way beyond > a few of us Mailman admins) are freaking about that, & that law > was [presumably] triggered by misuse of analytics. > I hesitate to get into the GPDR discussion, as I have no qualifications (and little interest) in that area.
However, GitLab's recent missives on the subject reference their new terms of service, which include the following snippets that may be of interest: As part of my voluntary contribution to any GitLab code base, I acknowledge and agree that my name and email address will become embedded and part of the repository, which may be publicly available. I understand the removal of this information would be impermissibly destructive to the project and the interests of all those who contribute, utilize, and benefit from it. Therefore, in consideration of my participation in any project, I hereby waive any right to request any erasure, removal, or rectification of this information under any applicable privacy or other law and acknowledge and understand that providing this information is a requirement under the agreement to contribute to the GitLab project. Please note that due to the open source nature of our products, services, and community, we may retain limited personally-identifiable information indefinitely. For example, if you provide your information in connection with a blog post or comment, we may display that information even if you have deleted your account as we do not automatically delete community posts. Also, as described in our Terms of Use, if you contribute to a GitLab project and provide your personal information in connection with that contribution, that information (including your name) will be embedded and publicly displayed with your contribution and we will not be able to delete or erase it because doing so would break the project code. See https://about.gitlab.com/terms/ and https://about.gitlab.com/privacy/ I have no opinion on the wisdom or bases of GitLab's position. As mailing lists share some characteristics with their services, those who have to deal with GPDR may wish to consider it in developing their own. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org