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Hi, I'm the forum admin who banned Sizovs for suckpuppeting a few years ago: https://lobste.rs/s/s67tjc/don_t_learn_too_many_things#c_nfnfvr https://lobste.rs/s

by pushcx 3y ago

Hi, I'm the forum admin who banned Sizovs for suckpuppeting a few years ago: https://lobste.rs/s/s67tjc/don_t_learn_too_many_things#c_nfnfvr https://lobste.rs/s/s67tjc/don_t_learn_too_many_things#c_nfn... I know this is pure whataboutism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism), but I don't have any duty to keep the secrets of sockpuppeting spammers; the forum privacy policy is short and unambiguous. No members have expressed concerns over me banning his accounts in 2019, in 2020 when he spammed us again, or me talking to 404 Media. As a responsible journalist, Sam Cole asked if I had evidence of his abuse and I pasted from my log, though I redacted the exact IP address.

veeti 3y ago
Your privacy policy or lack of thereof does not override the duties set to you by legislation such as GDPR.
- fzeroracer 3y ago
  GDPR very specifically has a public interest/journalist exemption which would obviously fall under this scenario given that this was for the sake of uncovering fraud being committed by an individual.
  - eesmith 3y ago
    I believe this is the relevant text, from https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679 : > Member States law should reconcile the rules governing freedom of expression and information, including journalistic, academic, artistic and or literary expression with the right to the protection of personal data pursuant to this Regulation. The processing of personal data solely for journalistic purposes, ... should be subject to derogations or exemptions from certain provisions of this Regulation if necessary to reconcile the right to the protection of personal data with the right to freedom of expression and information, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter. .. In order to take account of the importance of the right to freedom of expression in every democratic society, it is necessary to interpret notions relating to that freedom, such as journalism, broadly.
    - veeti 3y ago
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      - eesmith 3y ago
        Where in the legislation does it say that these actions, for this journalist, violate GDPR?
      - jdiff 3y ago
        Good thing they didn't. IPs were redacted, dude said that.
- vidarh 3y ago
  Is lobste.rs under EU jurisdiction? It appears to be run out of Chicago.
tptacek 3y ago
You did the right thing. Thanks.
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by pushcx 3y ago

veeti 3y ago

Your privacy policy or lack of thereof does not override the duties set to you by legislation such as GDPR.

fzeroracer 3y ago
GDPR very specifically has a public interest/journalist exemption which would obviously fall under this scenario given that this was for the sake of uncovering fraud being committed by an individual.
- eesmith 3y ago
  I believe this is the relevant text, from https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679 : > Member States law should reconcile the rules governing freedom of expression and information, including journalistic, academic, artistic and or literary expression with the right to the protection of personal data pursuant to this Regulation. The processing of personal data solely for journalistic purposes, ... should be subject to derogations or exemptions from certain provisions of this Regulation if necessary to reconcile the right to the protection of personal data with the right to freedom of expression and information, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter. .. In order to take account of the importance of the right to freedom of expression in every democratic society, it is necessary to interpret notions relating to that freedom, such as journalism, broadly.
  - veeti 3y ago
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    - eesmith 3y ago
      Where in the legislation does it say that these actions, for this journalist, violate GDPR?
    - jdiff 3y ago
      Good thing they didn't. IPs were redacted, dude said that.
vidarh 3y ago
Is lobste.rs under EU jurisdiction? It appears to be run out of Chicago.

tptacek 3y ago

You did the right thing. Thanks.

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