** Reply to note from Gavin Ellis <[log in to unmask]> Wed, 01 Mar 2000 15:32:22 +0000
> In reply to Charles Christacopoulos and Graham Smith (who replied to me
> privately) regarding publishing on the web.
>
> I thought that perhaps publishing the fact that the degree had been
> withheld, implying indebtedness or some other misdemeanour, might be
> considered as sensitive data which would require 'explicit consent'.
> Maybe
> I am just too sensitive :-)
and the reply to the reply in case you miss something:
These are private thoughts in as much as I do not know whether they can be
made to work or that the university would want to go down such a route.
OK. I don't think either that we could publish those who fail to get a
degree whatever the reason. Whether they fail exams, or are in debt and so
on.
However, if we could publish who "receives" a degree and we use it as a
reference point for say potential employers, then we don't have to say the
students has passed/failed/owes money and so on. We could respond to
eg. employers, if the name is on the list then the person has a degree. If
the person is not on the list, then ... what should we tell them?
My essence is, first we want to try and recover the money owed. Failing that
I see no reason why try to make someone's life any easier. In order not to
break the law (whichever law that might be) we should have a minimal response
that basically gives no information.
Just thoughts
Charles
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