Privacy: User Data Guideline

1 Requirements

This guideline is work in progress.

This guideline determines, what user data (like name, email, address, ...) may be presented to other users. The scenario is that User A is using ILIAS and a feature in ILIAS displays user data of User B.

• If any "anonymity" setting has been activated (for e.g. anonymous survey), no user related data of User B may be displayed.
• Any user data field that has been declared as "visible for logged in users/internet" in the profile of User B may always be presented to User A (after logging in).
• If User A is having write permission for an object that implements use cases for typical tutor/learner scenarios (e.g. course tutor, exercises, ...), ILIAS may always show first name, last name and login of User B. Rationale: Tutors should be able to connect the "virtual user" with a real life person. Any additional fields being displayed must be configurable in the ILIAS administration (see Administration > User Accounts > Settings > Standard Fields (e.g. "Visible in Courses").
• In all other cases first name and last name may only be displayed, if the profile of User B has been activated (for logged in users or the internet). Otherwise only the login may be displayed.

1.1 Collection of Guideline Violations

If you found any screen that may violate the guideline please add a screenshot here:

2 Status

• Scheduled for: Release 5.0
• Funding: Required (Depends on collected violations)

3 Additional Information

Contact the following persons if you want to know more about this feature, its implementation or funding:

• Information about concept: (name, e-mail)
• Information about funding: (name, e-mail)
• Information about implementation: (name, e-mail)

4 Discussion

JF 17 Mar 2014: We appreciate the guideline and schedule it for 4.5. We continue the discussion and ask everyone to help us to collect screens that may interfere with this guideline.

5 Implementation

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