On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:44:49 -0700 Christian Huitema <huitema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > And in order to make the confidentiality issue more concrete > > > (ie, real) would folks offer some examples of what falls under > > > it. > > > > "I accept the nomination of area director. The current area > > director, Mr. J. Sixpack, has been attempting to impose his > > opinion that beer should contain rice. This is causing a rift > > in the working groups within the area. I would follow the area > > consensus that we should outlaw rice in beer and thus my > > appointment as new area director would achieve peace and > > harmony within the area." > > Why should such a statement be confidential? > Try this one, quite non-hypothetical: a candidate for the IESG is contemplating switching jobs. His or her current employer does not yet know this. It has a clear bearing on whether or not that person can do the job of AD, but equally clearly should not be broadcast to the world. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf