Post by scot on Feb 19, 2019 5:30:30 GMT 10
**Sensitive Issue Alert**
Recently I became aware that my personal details and identifying information – name, phone number and place of abode was placed on this public forum by another forum member/administrator/moderator. The author had obtained this information from two sources – an advertisement placed in a closed facebook group and personal communications with another forum member. Whilst I have been able to remove the information I, (yes and perhaps naively) had placed on the facebook page, I am unable to remove the information placed on this forum. Contact with the author by personal message has been made on two occasions requesting the information be removed, which to date has not been acted upon.
Proboards guidelines:
Under the laws of many jurisdictions, Forum Staff who have access to non-public personal data of users share ProBoards' responsibility to ensure such data remains private and is used, transferred, or disclosed only in accordance with ProBoards' Privacy Policy. Accordingly, Forum Staff should only disclose user personal data to other Forum Staff on a need-to-know basis—for example, if a particular user is banned from the forum, the user’s IP address could be confidentially and securely disclosed to enforce the ban. Forum Staff should never publicly disclose personal data of users—including by posting it to the forum, even if the forum is private—unless the user has already publicly disclosed or expressly consented to disclosure of the data in question. Forum Staff are encouraged to take the proverbial high road in managing user conflicts and should never exploit non-public personal data in resolving such disputes.
I have elected to raise this as a public issue as a warning to others who use this forum. Please be vigilant, demonstrate courtesy by asking prior consent and most of all be respectful of others privacy, when sharing information, whether that be contact details, personal information or pictures you may have taken. Ask yourself before pushing the create button - would I be comfort if someone else posted these details about me?
Recently I became aware that my personal details and identifying information – name, phone number and place of abode was placed on this public forum by another forum member/administrator/moderator. The author had obtained this information from two sources – an advertisement placed in a closed facebook group and personal communications with another forum member. Whilst I have been able to remove the information I, (yes and perhaps naively) had placed on the facebook page, I am unable to remove the information placed on this forum. Contact with the author by personal message has been made on two occasions requesting the information be removed, which to date has not been acted upon.
Proboards guidelines:
Under the laws of many jurisdictions, Forum Staff who have access to non-public personal data of users share ProBoards' responsibility to ensure such data remains private and is used, transferred, or disclosed only in accordance with ProBoards' Privacy Policy. Accordingly, Forum Staff should only disclose user personal data to other Forum Staff on a need-to-know basis—for example, if a particular user is banned from the forum, the user’s IP address could be confidentially and securely disclosed to enforce the ban. Forum Staff should never publicly disclose personal data of users—including by posting it to the forum, even if the forum is private—unless the user has already publicly disclosed or expressly consented to disclosure of the data in question. Forum Staff are encouraged to take the proverbial high road in managing user conflicts and should never exploit non-public personal data in resolving such disputes.
I have elected to raise this as a public issue as a warning to others who use this forum. Please be vigilant, demonstrate courtesy by asking prior consent and most of all be respectful of others privacy, when sharing information, whether that be contact details, personal information or pictures you may have taken. Ask yourself before pushing the create button - would I be comfort if someone else posted these details about me?
