On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 04:21:30PM -0500, inode0 wrote: >> > For example, in most elections in the United States. I'm sure the >> > particulars vary by state, but it is the general case. For example, here's >> > Iowa: http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/voterlistrequests.html; in that >> > case, I don't think the specific votes are recorded, but you will be marked >> > as inactive if you don't vote at least once every four years. Other states >> > track and provide more information. >> Being from Iowa I know that they do not have any idea whether I voted. > > > You're talking about the distinction between actually voting vs. showing up > at the voting place and then not voting, right? For the purposes of this > particular discussion, I'm pretty sure we can dismiss that as semantics. > Presumably, from the point of view of Iowa, that counts you as an active > voter. I don't think it is a semantic point. You can not in any way figure out whether or not I voted in the last Presidential election based on voter registration information. You can't even conclude that I ever voted in any election in Iowa. I'm considered an active voter if I do any number of things not all requiring even showing up at a polling place. > But anyway, if people feel really strongly about this, I think the opt out > of badge tracking is an okay approach. (Even if it makes more checkboxes.) I find it hard to agree that forcing people to opt out of things they reasonably feel invade their privacy is a road Fedora wants to go down. But if you all conclude my argument/expectation for privacy in the case of my voting behavior is unreasonable then proceed. I'm indifferent about badges in general. They give me a slightly uncomfortable feeling that my every move is being tracked and recorded. Given the rest of the world I am sadly at the point of just shrugging. John -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
