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Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums

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On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 01:37:45PM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote:
> On 9/24/2021 8:04 AM, Brad Rogers wrote:
> > On Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:45:03 -0400
> > Chuck Zmudzinski <brchuckz@netscape.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Chuck,
> > 
> > > happened to me, but I would not be surprised
> > > if in the U.S. eventually Debian will get sued
> > > unless it scrubs its website of some of the
> > In the USA, Section 230 covers this;  Debian can't be held liable for
> > comments made by others using their systems.
> > 
> 
> However, if Debian refuses to remove defamatory comments,
> perhaps Debian could be held liable if Debian refuses to remove
> comments at a person's request if the comments truly harm a
> person's good reputation and, for example, destroys a person's
> ability to get a job in software development, or anywhere else
> for that matter. Who would hire me if they read what is now
> being said about me by Andy Smith, et. al. on Debian's web
> pages. If Debian wants to be sure to avoid such a lawsuit,
> I think Debian should remove at least some comments to
> completely avoid legal liability. I am sure I could find a lawyer
> in the U.S. to try it if I wanted to.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chuck
> 

Hello Chuck,

Can I suggest you read the FAQ posted to this list monthly by me.

https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/09/msg00006.html is the latest
copy.

The last point about deleting emails and personal details is relevant, here,
I think.

With every good wish, as ever,

Andrew Cater

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Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Chuck Zmudzinski <brchuckz@netscape.net> - 2021-09-24 13:50 +0200
  Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-09-24 15:30 +0200
  Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2021-09-24 16:20 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> - 2021-09-24 20:00 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-09-24 20:00 +0200
      Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-24 21:40 +0200
        Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2021-09-24 21:50 +0200
        Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-09-24 23:00 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-09-24 20:10 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2021-09-24 21:50 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2021-09-24 23:40 +0200
  Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> - 2021-09-24 17:00 +0200
  Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2021-09-24 20:30 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-09-24 23:40 +0200
      Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2021-09-25 04:40 +0200
      Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-25 15:10 +0200
        Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-09-25 16:10 +0200
          Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Jeremy Hendricks <jwh1981@gmail.com> - 2021-09-25 19:10 +0200
          Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-26 13:20 +0200
            Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Chuck Zmudzinski <brchuckz@netscape.net> - 2021-09-26 13:30 +0200
        Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-09-26 00:40 +0200
          Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-26 01:50 +0200
            Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-26 02:00 +0200
              Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-09-26 02:10 +0200
              Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-26 02:10 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-09-26 02:20 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-26 13:10 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-26 14:50 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-09-26 15:00 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2021-09-26 17:20 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-09-26 15:00 +0200
                Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-09-26 15:20 +0200
              Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2021-09-26 16:40 +0200
    Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name> - 2021-09-25 00:00 +0200
  Re: Privacy and defamation of character on Debian public forums Tom Dial <tddial@comcast.net> - 2021-09-25 07:10 +0200

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