Re: [liberationtech] Liberationtech list moving from Stanford to Liberationtech.org on Mon, Mar 4

[Terry Winograd]

Yes, keep me on the list.
--t

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Re: [liberationtech] [cpsr-activists] CPSR Curriculum?

[Terry Winograd]

This is an ongoing debate.  The observation about how students treat a
single required ethics course is valid, and therefore it requires a lot of
work to make it more engaging (as Stanford is trying to do now).  The
problem with trying to integrate it into courses in general is that either
it is taught by faculty who have the same "let's get this over with"
attitude, or by special visiting faculty who drop in for a session or two,
and it still isn't integrated and leads to complaints about losing course
time that the faculty need for the "real material.".  Of course it depends
on the local culture and personalities.
--t

On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:35 AM Doug Schuler (via cpsr-activists list)
 wrote:

>
> I probably shouldn't have dragged Dick's name into this but here's my take
> on what he was saying.
>
> IF the ethics / social responsibility material presented in college is
> relegated to a single, required course (and is not integrated with more
> technical material throughout) then it likely to be disparaged by students
> and teachers alike in the department — and thereby have little effect.
>
> This is evidence from many many years ago but the engineers I worked with
> at Boeing who had had an ethics course acted like it was total BS, a waste
> of time, and not their concern. I'm not saying that they all felt this way
> but their views seemed to be fairly commonplace — which is why I thought
> that Dick's comments were probably pretty relevant.
>
> — Doug
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:34 PM Yosem Companys 
> wrote:
>
>> Why did he think it was a bad idea?
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:29 PM Doug Schuler <
>> doug...@publicsphereproject.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Good info!
>>>
>>> I had been talking to Dick Sclove about this recently and he said that
>>> adding ethics or social responsibility as a class that graduates had to
>>> take was essentially a bad idea. Louis Bucciarelli  apparently was using
>>> this in the engineering department at MIT.
>>>
>>> I wonder if this approach is being taken in any other CS departments.
>>>
>>> — Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:55 PM Paul (via cpsr-activists list)
>>>  wrote:
>>>
 speaking of curriculum:
 Harvard works to embed ethics in computer science curriculum – Harvard
 Gazette

 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/harvard-works-to-embed-ethics-in-computer-science-curriculum/

 On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 8:01 PM Yosem Companys (via cpsr-activists
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> Wow, I'd love to see that, even if for historical reasons...
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM Jeff Johnson (via cpsr-activists list)
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>
>> CPSR Folks,
>>
>> I seem to recall that educators in CPSR developed a “Socially
>> Responsible Computing” curriculum for college courses.  Am I remembering
>> correctly?  If so, please refresh my memory, or point me to anything 
>> online
>> about it.  Of course, it probably is decades old.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff Johnson
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Re: [liberationtech] Please help my 87-year-old grandmother...

[Terry Winograd]

Yosem, how is she doing?
--t

On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Yosem Companys  wrote:

> Dear Friends,
>
> I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season with your friends and
> family, and I wish you a Happy New Year.
>
> My 87-year-old grandmother collapsed on Christmas Day and was
> hospitalized. After all that she has been through this year in Puerto Rico
> with Hurricane Maria, I'm trying to help her.
>
> Could you please make a donation, no matter how small?
>
> https://www.youcaring.com/theresapedreira-1052331
>
> I truly appreciate your generosity.
>
> Thanks,
> Yosem
>
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[liberationtech] App for citizen calls

[Terry Winograd]

Act Now is an app that brings every feature of a call center to the
palm of your hand. It facilitates active citizenship by:

*helping you to quickly find contact information for your senators and
representatives

*giving you call scripts, email scripts, and letter scripts at the ready

*informing you on current issues with an FAQ page

*updating you on what events happen around campus (call centers, meetings, etc.)

*notifying you / reminding you at a set time of your choosing to make
calls / go to events

*having a goal system where you set your own daily/weekly/monthly goals

*adding a social aspect where you can connect with friends to see if
they have been calling more than you have and if not, encourage them
to make calls

*accepting suggestions and idea submission for potential events,
phonebanking, FAQ, etc. sessions

We look to combine websites like “calltowin.org”, “5calls.org”,
“usecalltoaction.com”, “https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials”, and
more with the traditional idea of a call center and create one app for
them all to exist in. Someone is more likely to use an app than log
onto a website or physically attend a call center.

We have the idea, the energy, and the drive, but need help with the
execution; thus, we are looking for software engineers and developers
to create a simple app that incorporates these ideas in a clean and
user-friendly way.

Thank you so much again! Please let us know if you need any more information.

Best,
Penelope
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Re: [liberationtech] If Muslims are blocked by the U.S., should we respond?

[Terry Winograd]

There is an academic petition at
https://sites.google.com/view/notoimmigrationeo/home
--t

On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 6:57 PM, Michael M. J. Fischer  wrote:
> both symbolic and substantive moves are needed
>
> since much of what the new administration is doing is symbolic signaling, we
> need to be visible in that space too
>
> meanwhile substantive actions such as holding meetings in places all
> academics and technologists are welcome is important, both physical and
> virtual
>
>
> On Jan 27, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Yosem Companys  wrote:
>
> From: Dave Burstein 
>
> I raise the question of whether we should respond to the proposed U.S. ban
> on nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen.
>
> Scott Aaronson reports one of his MIT students will probably have to leave
> if he can't get his visa removed. We all know how many Iranians are
> world-class technologists, including in computer science and electrical
> engineering.
>
> I hope many from outside the United States speak up. The issues around Trump
> make it hard to be objective here.
>
> Should we take a stand?
>
> If so, should it be symbolic or substantive?
>
> Symbolic actions could include:
>
> A resolution
> Establishing remote hubs for our meetings in Iran and one of the Arabic
> speaking countries. ISOC has funded remote hubs.
> Outreach in Farsi and Arabic to show that whatever actions the government
> takes, the IETF welcomes participation. This could be as simple as Jari
> Arkko writing a letter to the editor of the leading newspapers with an
> invitation for all to join our work.
>
> Some might also think that we should move the July 2018 meeting from San
> Francisco to a location accessible to more of our members, perhaps to Mexico
> or Canada.
> 
>
> As we discuss this, I urge everyone to avoid distracting comments about U.S.
> politics. We're not going to change many minds here pro or con the new U.S.
> President.
>
> Instead, let's keep the discussion here to how we should respond to a major
> nation refusing visas to so many of our members.
>
> Dave Burstein
>
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[liberationtech] Echo hiring engineers for a 6-month contract in Nairobi

[Terry Winograd]

Experienced Engineer for Cloud SaaS Platform (Python)

Consulting Opportunity based in Nairobi, Kenya

About Echo Mobile

Echo Mobile licenses access to the Echo Platform ­­ a best in class
real­time monitoring, and

mobile communications cloud service designed especially for organizations
working in hard to

reach places.

Echo supports all communications channels needed to reach the mass market:
including

toll­free SMS, interactive voice response (IVR), USSD, and Android
applications. A diverse set

of organizations use the Echo platform, including development organizations
like UNICEF and

the World Bank, to government agencies such as the Kenyan Ministry of
Education, as well as a

variety of for­profits, social enterprises, and NGOs.

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Echo Mobile is in the middle of a booming
technology startup scene.

Thanks to shared working spaces & innovation centers such as iHub & the
Nairobi Startup

Garage, and accelerator programs such as Village Capital, Nairobi is taking
advantage of its

position as one of the fastest growing economies in the world to become
home to many new

companies that are looking for creative ways to solve the world’s problems
while also competing

in the private sector. Echo Mobile benefits from this community both in
terms of capturing clients

in this growing economy, but also learning from fellow designers,
entrepreneurs, and engineers

in a collaborative and growing community.

Role

As Echo Mobile rapidly grows, we are constantly expanding the core Echo
platform. We are

also perfectly placed as a dynamic mobile startup to be first movers in
deployment of the newest

tools and technologies as they reach maturity and readiness for the global
market. Echo has

recently added a sensor platform to incorporate low­cost machine­based data
streams, as many

organizations are already looking for new ways to augment their existing
monitoring and M

efforts. We constantly accept new users, new partners and new deployments
in markets within

and beyond our home­base of East Africa. This role is a key new team member
of our core

engineering team as we expand the capabilities and usability of the
platform as well as new

product launches.

Reports To

Lead Product Engineer

Terms of Employment

This is a minimum 6 month contract position based in Lavington, Nairobi but
could convert to a

full­time position (either in Nairobi or remotely based), upon successful
completion of the initial

contract.

Location

Position is based out of our green offices in Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya.

Key Areas of Responsibility

● Join engineering team tasked with continuous development of the Echo
Mobile platform

& products

● Contribute to design, development, and maintenance of features on the
Echo Mobile

platform, including code review, new feature development, bug fixes, tests,
and

integration of new gateways and services.

● Work directly with organizational users to understand usability, address
issues, and

design platform improvements

● Work directly with vendors (e.g. Premium Rate Service Providers) when
necessary to

resolve issues and expedite service setup

● Review pull requests, attend daily scrums & track all development
activities using Echo's

internal project tools (git, Asana, etc).

● Report regularly to Lead Product Engineer and CTO on milestones, progress
towards

tasks, barriers needing attention, etc

● Guide and influence the direction of the product. Creative ideas are
always welcome.

Qualifications

● Highly skilled developer with a proven track record of driving projects
to completion

● Self­managed, proactive, and good at working with a small team in a
multicultural

environment

● Passionate about technology, technical products and the creative process

● Either living in Nairobi or willing to relocate

● Extremely proficient at managing time to meet milestones

● Thrives in an environment where juggling multiple tasks involving
different technical

systems, clients, and sectors is a regular occurrence.

● Experience developing scalable, efficient, and user­friendly web­based
applications

● Skilled at both backend development and basic interactive front­end
design (AJAX,

React.js, HTML/CSS)

● Please highlight if you have experience in:

● USSD or SMS­based systems

● Writing TCP servers & clients

● Working with hardware & connected devices

● Working with organizations serving rural areas

● Please include a link to any Python or webapp/django­based project that
you were the

primary developer or architect of, if available.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and CV to j...@echomobile.org with [ENGINEER] in
the subject

line.
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[liberationtech] ICTD 2016 Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 3-6 June 2016

[Terry Winograd]

ICTD 2016 Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 3-6 June 2016 Call for Papers and Notes
Deadline for Submission of Full paper: November 20 2015

The Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies and Development (ICTD2016), to be hosted at the
University of Michigan from June 3-6, 2016, cordially invites you to
submit Full Papers and Notes. Held in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and
ACM SIGCAS, ICTD2016 will provide an international forum for scholarly
researchers to explore the role of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) in social, political, and economic development.
The ICTD conferences have been taking place approximately every 18
months since 2006; 2016 marks the first time that the conference will
go to an annual cycle.

Important dates
·  November 20, 2015: Deadline for submission of Full Papers
·  January 15, 2016: Notification of acceptances for Full Papers
·  January 29, 2016: Deadline for submission of Notes
·  February 26, 2016: Notification of acceptances for Notes
·  March 25, 2016:  Camera-ready Full Papers and Notes due

All submission are due 11:59 pm UTC.

Over the past several decades, as radio and television have been
joined by computers, the Internet, and mobile devices, information and
communication technologies (ICTs) have become more pervasive, more
accessible, and more relevant in the lives of people around the world.
Virtually no sphere of human activity remains apart from ICTs, from
markets to health care, education to governance, family life to
artistic expression. Diverse groups across the world interact with,
are affected by, and can shape the design of these technologies. The
ICTD conference is a place to understand these interactions, and to
examine, critique, and refine the persistent, pervasive hope that ICTs
can be enlisted by individuals and communities in the service of human
development. There are multidisciplinary challenges associated with
the engineering, application and adoption of ICTs in developing
regions and/or for development, with implications for design, policy,
and practice.

For the purposes of this conference, the term “ICT” comprises
electronic technologies for information processing and communication,
as well as systems, interventions, and platforms that are built on
such technologies. “Development” includes, but is not restricted to,
poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, healthcare, general
communication, gender equality, governance, infrastructure,
environment and sustainable livelihoods. The conference program will
reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ICTD research, with
anticipated contributions from fields including (but not limited to)
anthropology, computer science, communication, design, economics,
electrical engineering, geography, human-computer interaction,
information science, information systems, political science, public
health, and sociology.

Full Papers
An ICTD Full Paper, which is up to 10 pages in the ACM two-column
format (including references, figures and tables), must make a new
research contribution and provide complete and substantial support for
its results and conclusions. Accepted papers typically represent a
major advance for the field of ICTD. Full Papers will be evaluated via
double-blind peer review by a multidisciplinary panel of at least
three readers, one of whom will come from outside the paper’s
disciplinary domain in order to ensure broad readability. Accepted
Full Papers will be presented as oral presentations at the conference.

Full Papers will be evaluated according to their novel research
contribution, methodological soundness, theoretical framing and
reference to related work, quality of analysis, and quality of writing
and presentation. Manuscripts considering novel designs, new
technologies, project assessments, policy analyses, impact studies,
theoretical contributions, social issues around ICT and development,
and so forth will be considered. Well-analyzed negative results from
which generalizable conclusions can be drawn are also sought. Authors
are encouraged (but not required) to address the diversity of
approaches in ICTD research by providing context, implications, and
actionable guidance to researchers and practitioners beyond the
authors’ primary domains. Full Papers typically present mature work
whereas Notes (see below) are used for presenting preliminary research
that is still work-in-progress.

All accepted Full Papers will be archived in the ACM Digital Library.
A subset of the Full Papers will also appear in a special issue of the
Information Technologies & International Development journal.

See additional specifications under “All Submissions” below.

Notes
With a shorter 4-page limit, Notes are intended to introduce
work-in-progress that may be published later in a journal, as well as
to document shorter project write-ups. An ICTD Note is likely to have
a more focused and succinct research contribution to the ICTD field
than Full 

Re: [liberationtech] Information about US tech-related foreign aid?

[Terry Winograd]

Zak, the person who is best qualified to talk to you about this here is
Larry Diamond. I know there have been USAID programs and others, but don't
know the details.
--t


On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Zak Whittington zakwh...@stanford.eduwrote:

 I am interested in studying what current initiatives the US federal
 government has regarding technology-related foreign aid.

 I imagine the US government provided either hardware or technical training
 to dissidents in some of the recent uprisings in the Middle East and
 elsewhere in the world, but I can't find much credible evidence of this
 online.

 Anyone know of any good sources covering this, or any US agencies that are
 focused on tech-related aid?

 Best,
 Zak Whittington


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Re: [liberationtech] old libtech archives? bitcoin/bit-gold/b-money

[Terry Winograd]

Adam, I'm pleased to see that the liberationtech list has achieved a
notoriety even beyond it's existence.  We created the list in 2008.   We
are delighted that the community has adopted it as the go-to place for
relevant discussion, but I'm afraid that anything of vintage late 90s must
have been on another list.

Happy holidays to all.
--t


On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Adam Back a...@cypherspace.org wrote:

 Does anyone have old libtech archives from like 1997-2000 range?

 I am curious to see the bit-gold announce by Nick Szabo and discussion.

 The b-money announce was on cypherpunks list

 http://marc.info/?l=cypherpunksm=95279516022393w=2

 which was nov 1998.  It is stated that Nick Szabo's bit-gold idea was
 posted
 on lib tech list about the same time.  I was not subscribed to that list at
 that time and cant find any list archives from that period.  I gather the
 list moved home at some point.

 So I am asking here.  Does anyone have the original bit-gold post by Nick
 Szabo or followon discussion about it (or about b-money)?

 Thanks

 Adam

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Re: [liberationtech] Terry Winograd and Evgeny Morozov

[Terry Winograd]

I enjoyed seeing the discussion that Evgeny provoked here (and indeed
provoke is his MO).  I found Alex Madrigal's review in the Atlantic
very thoughtful (though long):

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/toward-a-complex-realistic-and-moral-tech-criticism/273996/

--t

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 7:55 AM, The Doctor dr...@virtadpt.net wrote:
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 Talking to a lion doesn't help when it has you in its mouth.

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Re: [liberationtech] Dissertation defense talk on One Laptop Per Child Monday, May 6, 12pm

[Terry Winograd]

Morgan, I'd love to hear more but unfortunately I'll be in Israel/Palestine
that day.  I just ran across your name when I saw an announcement of a talk
by someone from OLPC and looked up Wikipedia to see it's current state.
 The Wikipedia article says Mark Warschauer, a Professor of University of
California at Irvine and Morgan Ames, at the time of writing, a PhD
candidate at Hawaii University, have pointed out that the laptop by itself
does not completely fill the need of students in underprivileged countries.
Should I trust anything else it says?
I'd love to catch up some time, and congratulations on finishing the
dissertation.
--t



On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Morgan G. Ames morga...@stanford.eduwrote:

 I am thrilled to announce that I will be defending my dissertation, *From
 MIT to Paraguay: A Critical Historical and Ethnographic Analysis of One
 Laptop Per Child, *at noon on May 6, 2013. The first portion of my
 defense is a public talk and all are welcome to attend (and there will be
 food!). Details are below. Please add yourself to the Facebook invite at
 https://www.facebook.com/events/440879955993620/ or the Google+ invite at
 https://plus.google.com/events/can6q664pea0ta5epvdhc7mqqes so I know how
 much food to order and chairs to put out.

- *What*: Morgan's dissertation defense
- *When*: Monday, May 6, 2013, 12pm-1pm (public talk/questions)
- *Where*: Mendenhall Library, 101a McClatchy Hall (building 120 in
the main quad), Stanford, CA.
- *Who*: me! http://morganya.org/ Also my advisor 
 Fredhttp://fredturner.stanford.edu/; my
committee Cliff http://www.stanford.edu/~nass/, 
 Jeremyhttp://comm.stanford.edu/faculty-bailenson/
, Tanyahttps://www.stanford.edu/dept/anthropology/cgi-bin/web/?q=node/105
 and John https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/willinsk; and my outside
chair Scott http://hci.stanford.edu/srk/. And hopefully you!
- *Why*: because I'm FINALLY FINISHING yo. And I'll be serving up some
yummy lunch stuff if you come to listen to my talk.

 In addition to (or instead of) watching my defense, join me later that
 afternoon, at 4pm, at Martins West Gastropub (http://www.martinswestgp.com)
 at 831 Main Street in Redwood City for drinks in either celebration or
 condolences. Note that Martins West has free corkage for Monday happy hour!
 Again, please add yourself to the Facebook invite at
 https://www.facebook.com/events/530231990360654/ or the Google+ invite at
 https://plus.google.com/events/cu8ii2f22nhihk8r32ulslo so I have an
 approximate headcount.

 Maps, directions, and more information at
 http://research.morganya.org/defense.html

 Cheers,
 Morgan


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 http://morganya.org


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[liberationtech] Stanford staff position on cybersecuritty

[Terry Winograd]

I write to ask for your help in identifying candidates for a new
research staff member
position at the Center for International Security and Cooperation
(CISAC) at Stanford
University. The new hire will help lead CISAC’s growing program in cybersecurity
and the future of the Internet, conducting research and designing
scholarly and outreach
activities to build the young undertaking. This is a three-year,
fixed-term, non-faculty
appointment.

The research staff member must have a deep appreciation for and knowledge of the
international security and cooperation dimensions of cybersecurity as
well as a deep
appreciation of the mix of complex problems within the field of
cybersecurity, such as
threats to domestic and cross-border critical infrastructure, choices
about the evolving
architecture of the Internet, and trade-offs involving privacy and
identity management.
He or she should hold a PhD in a relevant field or a JD, along with an
outstanding record
of peer-reviewed research and scholarly publications, as well as a
substantial interest
or proven expertise in making, advising or implementing policy. He or
she must have
the ability to conduct his/her own research in the field, publish
scholarly work in peer-
reviewed journals and place policy-oriented work in general interest
publications. Rank
and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Would you please forward this letter to individuals whom you believe
would be well-
suited for this position, or others whom you believe may be able to
identify candidates?
Please also feel free to contact me directly to discuss any candidates
you have in mind.
Candidates should send a copy of their c.v., a bibliography, and a
statement of research
interests to ahmadhom...@gmail.com electronically, or to CISAC 616 Encina Hall,
Stanford CA 94503 Attn: Ahmad Homidi room E206. A copy of the job description is
enclosed.

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to
increasing the diversity
of its faculty and research staff. We welcome nominations of and
applications from
women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would
bring additional
dimensions to the University’s research and teaching missions.

To learn more about CISAC, please visit our web site at
http://cisac.stanford.edu/. Many
thanks for your help.
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Re: [liberationtech] Outside of the list/listmembers is Libtech basically private, or basically public? WAS - Re: Urgent question

[Terry Winograd]

from our list policy:
https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech

Liberationtech is a moderated but open list, which means that anyone can
join. As a friendly reminder, please take the necessary security and
privacy precautions such as using pseudonyms, fake email addresses, https,
and anonymizer software especially if you intend to discuss items of a
sensitive nature. Two particularly robust applications are
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere  https://www.torproject.org/.

--t

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Greg Norcie g...@norcie.com wrote:

 Brian,

 Yes, I agree that the community believes these things.

 The problem is that a malicious actor could sign up for the list and
 forward messages posted to it. The admins allow freemail users to
 subscribe, so this is a credible attack vector.

 While I trust the members of the community would not violate the spirit
 of the list, unfortunately we cannot guard against malicious outsiders
 while maintaining the open spirit that the list currently has.
 --
 Greg Norcie (g...@norcie.com)
 GPG key: 0x1B873635

 On 6/4/12 9:49 PM, Brian Conley wrote:
  I believe we have also agreed, generally, as a community, that the
  content here should not be shared broadly outside the list, or consider
  on the record unless you request the consent of the initial poster. I
  hope others will state whether they think this is the case, or not?
 
  I know that the community is online and so not secure but i believe
  it should be considered private to the community as a matter of
 courtesy.
 
  I hope others will jump in with their thoughts as well!
 
  Brian
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Re: [liberationtech] Urgent question

[Terry Winograd]

From the policy page:
https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech

 (*The subscribers list is only available to the list administrator.*) 

--t

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Greg Norcie g...@norcie.com wrote:

 Sam makes a great point.

 In general, it is a best practice to assume that anything posted to a
 mailing list like this (or any other form of social media) is public,
 regardless of any privacy settings.

 Even if the list is not indexed by the maintainers, any member could
 choose to copy the messages sent to the list, and post them on the
 public web.

 However, I do believe that this list does not make the subscriber list
 publicly available, so if someone wants to sign up and lurk, as long as
 they do not post, their identity would not be known to anyone other than
 the admins.
 --
 Greg Norcie (g...@norcie.com)
 GPG key: 0x1B873635

 On 6/4/12 9:12 PM, Sam King wrote:
  ...any privacy you're getting is just security through
  obscurity.

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