[aprssig] APRS Foundation and Privacy Concerns

[Eric Lorenz K9LGE]

So I am going to play devils advocate here-

My first reaction when I read your email was to the other end- why such an
overboard reaction on this??? Maybe a couple changes, like...
- an explainitory tag, "so we can wish you a happy birthday!"
- make it month/ day *only*
- make it optional- and add "(optional)" to the field tag.

That way, people who don't want to don't have to but those who do want to..
can.

Eric K0LGE

On Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 11:29 PM Jeff Hochberg <jeffh at aprsfoundation.org>
wrote:

>
> I received some feedback from someone who signed up earlier today to
> become a new member...
>
> They were perturbed (and rightfully so) that they were required to provide
> their Date of Birth.
>
> The screenshot I've included (see below) shows the field intentionally
> left as "active" but not "required." I completely disabled it to ensure it
> doesn't become an issue.
>
> We only provided the *option* for members to add their birthday (if they
> opted to do so) so we could send a "Happy Birthday" message.
>
> The Foundation takes privacy VERY seriously!
>
>  I'm not sure what happened, but I already told the vendor about it.
> They've responded and are looking into it.
>
> We will review every member's record and manually delete the DOB field and
> value from anyone who completed it. I don't even feel comfortable knowing
> it's in the database!
>
> We understand the seriousness of this, especially for people living in
> parts of the world where GDPR is applicable - and I commit to ensuring the
> Foundation maintains GDPR compliance wherever we are required to do so.
>
> If anyone has any questions or concerns about privacy, don't hesitate to
> get in touch with the Foundation, and we will get back to you. Again, we
> take this very seriously and want to maintain your trust.
>
> https://www.aprsfoundation.org/contact-us
>
> [image: 2024-09-16_23-26-30.png]
>
> Jeff Hochberg - W4JEW
> President
> APRS Foundation Inc
> jeffh at aprsfoundation.org
>
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