Re: Future Handling of Blue Sheets

[Melinda Shore <[e-mail]>]

On 5/10/12 9:32 AM, Martin Rex wrote:
> There has never been a need to actively broadcast these massive amounts
> of personally identifiable information (PII), and I haven't seen any
> convincing rationale for doing it now.

To be honest, "I don't want to receive more spam" and "My boss might
find out I skipped a session" are not reasons not to be open about
who's participating in sessions, particularly as we drift towards a
meetings/voting model.  I understand sensitivity about broadcasting
travel plans but in general some of the arguments being offered for
being a less open organization with a less open process are drifting
into "The FBI implanted a radio transmitter in my teeth" territory,
and it seems to me that making blue sheets available after meetings
does not reveal much PII beyond what's already available on the mailing
lists.

There's a serious question here about tradeoffs between privacy and
openness.  Openness is not just a core institutional value (although
it is one - do not forget that), but it's also a defense against
charges of collusion, which, unfortunately, we've been seeing.

Melinda