The IETF has a legal home, named ISOC. Let me rephrase: "Do you think ISOC is not subject to the laws of Europe?" Good grief. On Jul 22, 2010, at 12:33 AM, John Levine wrote: >> You appear to be concerned about exposing the IETF to risk by the >> adoption of a privacy policy (but apologies if I am misunderstanding >> the concern you expressed). The absence of a privacy policy, however, >> actually increases risk to the IETF in at least three ways: > > ... none of which applies since > > a) the IETF has no formal legal existence > b) the IETF has no employees > c) the IETF signs no contracts > > It would be helpful for someone, anyone, to explain in terms specific > to the IETF what a privacy policy will accomplish. Please be sure to > make no references whatsoever to any other organization, since none of > them are (un)organized like the IETF is. While you're at it, be sure > not to use the word "obvious" or its synonyms. > > I could be persuaded that there is a reason to have a privacy policy, > but everything I've seen so far has been a combination of faulty > analogies and mistaken premises. > > R's, > John > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf http://www.ipinc.net/IPv4.GIF _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
