[db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Colleagues, I will start with a blunt question, then give some arguments for my concern. In May the RIPE NCC told me there are more than 2 million PERSON objects in the RIPE Database. That is almost 25% of the objects in the database. Who are these people and why do we hold so much personal dat

[db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread Alexander Stranzky via db-wg
On 20/09/2018 15:04, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > Colleagues, > > I will start with a blunt question, then give some arguments for my > concern. In May the RIPE NCC told me there are?more than 2 million > PERSON objects in the RIPE Database. That is almost 25% of the objects > in the database. W

[db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread Alexander Stranzky via db-wg
Am 20.09.18 um 15:40 schrieb denis walker: > Hi Alexander > > You may well be right but duplicated personal data in a public database > for 'convenience' is probably not acceptable. Hi Dennis, I totally agree with you. But unfortunately it's difficult to force ISPs to clean up their data. Regar

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread Hank Nussbacher via db-wg
On 20/09/2018 15:04, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > Colleagues, > > I will start with a blunt question, then give some arguments for my > concern. In May the RIPE NCC told me there are more than 2 million > PERSON objects in the RIPE Database. That is almost 25% of the objects > in the database. W

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
Hi, I am not sure how the best way to do this but maybe check the database for person handles with identical name, address, phone number and such things. Also maybe if we could take a look at the amount of person handles that are not used at all in any other object, and potentially delete them.

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database Hi, I am not sure how the best way to do this but maybe check the database for person handles with identical name, address, phone number and such things. Also maybe if we could take a look at the amount of person handles that are not used at all in any other

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Alexander You may well be right but duplicated personal data in a public database for 'convenience' is probably not acceptable. cheersdenisco-chair DB-WG From: Alexander Stranzky via db-wg To: db-wg@ripe.net Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2018, 14:57 Subject: [db-wg] PERS

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
jects or holding personal data when a corporate role is all that is needed. cheersdenisco-chair DB-WG From: Hank Nussbacher via db-wg To: db-wg@ripe.net Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2018, 14:28 Subject: Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database On 20/09/2018 15:04, denis w

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-20 Thread denis walker via db-wg
To: ripede...@yahoo.co.uk; "db-wg@ripe.net" Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2018, 15:45 Subject: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database Am 20.09.18 um 15:40 schrieb denis walker: > Hi Alexander > > You may well be right but duplicated personal data in a public database &g

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-21 Thread Agoston Horvath via db-wg
es then it should be removed. > > cheers > denis > co-chair DB-WG > > > > From: Alexander Stranzky via db-wg > To: ripede...@yahoo.co.uk; "db-wg@ripe.net" > Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2018, 15:45 > Subject: [db-wg] PERSON obj

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-21 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
quot; Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2018, 15:45 Subject: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database Am 20.09.18 um 15:40 schrieb denis walker: Hi Alexander You may well be right but duplicated personal data in a public database for 'convenience' is probably not acceptable. Hi Den

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-21 Thread Daniel Suchy via db-wg
Hello, On 9/21/18 5:00 PM, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote: > This really made me consider it, and I can't really see a valid reason > to require person objects to create a maintainer for example. You can use ROLE object instead of PERSON for maintaner creation (and of course for every object, w

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-21 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
Hello, My point was with the maintainer pair creation as I don't see a reason to give up personal information in the first place. Kind Regards, Cynthia Revström On 2018-09-21 18:38, Daniel Suchy via db-wg wrote: Hello, On 9/21/18 5:00 PM, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote: This really made

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-25 Thread Randy Bush via db-wg
a heretical view on whois: [ by whois, i do not mean the irr. the ripe db confounds the two. ] back in the day, when some anomalous behavior hit one of my servers or services, i used whois (yes, i still have a paper copy of the last edition of the manager's handbook somewhere) and wrote or calle

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-25 Thread Nick Hilliard via db-wg
denis walker via db-wg wrote on 20/09/2018 13:04: This does raise a number of questions: the requirement for admin-c and tech-c derive from what was thought to be useful information to have at hand at the time when network registrations were starting out at the InterNIC, way back in the late

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-09-25 Thread denis walker via db-wg
cheersdenisco-chair DB-WG From: Nick Hilliard via db-wg To: denis walker Cc: DB-WG Sent: Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 23:46 Subject: Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database denis walker via db-wg wrote on 20/09/2018 13:04: > This does raise a number of questions: the require

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-10-07 Thread Nick Hilliard via db-wg
denis walker wrote on 25/09/2018 23:55: So really the only question that must be answered is "Can we justify holding this amount of personal data on the basis of contacts for administrative and technical issues relating to internet resources and network operations?" If the answer is 'no' then c

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-10-07 Thread denis walker via db-wg
were used instead of ROLE objects? cheersdenisco-chair DB-WG From: Nick Hilliard To: denis walker Cc: DB-WG Sent: Sunday, 7 October 2018, 14:56 Subject: Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database denis walker wrote on 25/09/2018 23:55: > So really the only question that mus

Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database

2018-10-12 Thread Maria Stafyla via db-wg
--- > *From:* Nick Hilliard > *To:* denis walker > *Cc:* DB-WG > *Sent:* Sunday, 7 October 2018, 14:56 > *Subject:* Re: [db-wg] PERSON objects in the RIPE Database > > denis walker wrote on 25/09/2018 23:55: > > So really the on