[HacktionLab] general proposal to network x

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On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:38:00 +0000
mark <mark at aktivix.org> wrote:

> I used to be an admin of that site and I know that it can, and
> frequently does, record IPs and user_agent strings.

right. i am normally not known as somebody who jumps in to defend
indymedia.org.uk, however, what are you spreading here is FUD 
( and that is where i file it under), unless you know something nobody 
here is aware of ( and afaik there are quite a few ex-imc uk admins on
this list). 

btw, "I know that it can" is simply a ridiculous technical statement. 

> I know this is embarrassing for some people, and I was prepared to
> keep quiet about it for a while on the understanding that work was in
> progress to rectify the situation, but if we're getting to the point
> now when we're going to pretend that it's a site that respects
> people's privacy: sorry, I can't go along with that.

oh dear.

> I'm intending to go to a meeting on Saturday and talk to people about
> on-line security. I'm not going to stand there and pretend that
> publishing on indymedia.org.uk will not result in people's IP and
> user_agent details being recorded, when I know that to be false.

FUD is not getting better by repeating  it. if this is how you run your
workshops i won't recommend them.

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