[OSM-talk] Accountability

[Emil]

On 7/24/06, OJW <streetmap at blibbleblobble.co.uk> wrote:
> On Monday 24 July 2006 21:15, Emil wrote:
> > Remember they can hide behind a pseudonym
>
> A pseudonym that starts and ends every tracklog at their home address, and
> follows them around on holidays


Yes but if you can blank out the bit with your house, and remove the
time stamps - or you will be able to soon.

> "you shouldn't be worried if you have nothing to hide" is a propoganda tool,
> not something that openstreetmap should be using to screen potential
> contributors so that we only get the ones who are happy to publish their
> movements

No this is a different issue - that was the whole point of my starting
this thread.

My point was that it needs to be possible for people to be held to
account for their submissions, segments as well as GPX points. The
question is: why should people expect to be able to contribute but not
be accountable?

If you want your movements kept totally private (ie. if being
psuedonymous is not enough) you shouldn't contribute at all - after
all the feds can seize the servers, or the courts subpoena stuff.

Emil