Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Paul Boddie
On Saturday 09 April 2011 18:48:53 Fabio Pliger wrote: > > I didn't like your tone either. You should ask before blaming. And if you > think we are not doing things right you can propose fixes or propose > yourself to do it as a volunteer ( just like every organizers this years > and in the past ye

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Fabio Pliger
2011/4/9 Charlie Clark > Am 09.04.2011, 16:10 Uhr, schrieb Giovanni Bajo :Sorry > if you don't like my tone. I'm only trying to raise awareness of the current > legal situation. As you are aware neither your status as a volunteer nor > ignorance of the law is not likely to be much of the defence

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Stefan Schwarzer
Hello Giovanni, On 2011-04-09 15:52, Giovanni Bajo wrote: > On sab, 2011-04-09 at 15:22 +0200, Stefan Schwarzer wrote: > It's clearly written in the help popup of both fields *and* the checkbox > that mobile number e date of birth will not be published. Thanks for the clarification. > Did you re

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Michael Foord
On 09/04/2011 16:20, Michael Foord wrote: On 09/04/2011 15:46, Charlie Clark wrote: [snip...] The EU directive was not particularly well-drafted and explicitly forbids the use of cookies on a website without the explicit consent of the user in advance. Cookies that "are essential for the tech

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Michael Foord
On 09/04/2011 15:46, Charlie Clark wrote: [snip...] The EU directive was not particularly well-drafted and explicitly forbids the use of cookies on a website without the explicit consent of the user in advance. Cookies that "are essential for the technical provision of a service" may be exemp

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Charlie Clark
Am 09.04.2011, 16:10 Uhr, schrieb Giovanni Bajo : I disagree. The form linked above clearly explains what it is going to be published and what it is not. Moreover, if you submit the form once, you are brought to the exact page that *will* become public, but still in a private form; you can revie

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Alex Kavanagh
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Giovanni Bajo wrote: > On sab, 2011-04-09 at 14:37 +0100, Alex Kavanagh wrote: > > Um, more to the point, why do they *need* your date of birth? Surely, > > if it's just to make sure you're 18 or over, there can be a tick box > > saying 'please tick to indicate you

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Giovanni Bajo
On sab, 2011-04-09 at 15:48 +0200, Charlie Clark wrote: > Am 09.04.2011, 15:22 Uhr, schrieb Stefan Schwarzer > : > > > Hi everyone > > On the talk submission form [1] there are required fields > > for the date of birth and the mobile phone number of the > > speaker. > > A bit down is an - also r

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Giovanni Bajo
On sab, 2011-04-09 at 14:37 +0100, Alex Kavanagh wrote: > Um, more to the point, why do they *need* your date of birth? Surely, > if it's just to make sure you're 18 or over, there can be a tick box > saying 'please tick to indicate you're over 18'? Or is there some > strange law I'm not aware of?

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Giovanni Bajo
On sab, 2011-04-09 at 15:22 +0200, Stefan Schwarzer wrote: > Hi everyone :-) > > On the talk submission form [1] there are required fields > for the date of birth and the mobile phone number of the > speaker. > > A bit down is an - also required - checkbox titled "I agree > to let you publish my

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Charlie Clark
Am 09.04.2011, 15:22 Uhr, schrieb Stefan Schwarzer : Hi everyone On the talk submission form [1] there are required fields for the date of birth and the mobile phone number of the speaker. A bit down is an - also required - checkbox titled "I agree to let you publish my data on the web site."

Re: [EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Alex Kavanagh
Um, more to the point, why do they *need* your date of birth? Surely, if it's just to make sure you're 18 or over, there can be a tick box saying 'please tick to indicate you're over 18'? Or is there some strange law I'm not aware of? On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Stefan Schwarzer wrote: > Hi

[EuroPython] Publication of speakers' data on the web site

2011-04-09 Thread Stefan Schwarzer
Hi everyone :-) On the talk submission form [1] there are required fields for the date of birth and the mobile phone number of the speaker. A bit down is an - also required - checkbox titled "I agree to let you publish my data on the web site." Does that actually mean I can only submit a talk if