Hi all
Whilst this is not essentially a bird topic, I wish to raise the question why
group-trip reports on birding-aus sometimes come with a list of the
participants. This includes reports from commercial tours.
Australian privacy law make it clear that prior permission should be obtained
(in writing?) from tour participants before disclosing any private information
about them. The authors of trip reports should maybe keep this in mind when
posting to avoid any unintended consequences.
Much of the rest of the world, in particular Europe and North America, is very
definite about not disclosing any private information to anyone, and I think
the disclosure of passenger lists or information about guests or tour
participants without explicit permission would qualify as a breach of the
privacy aspect.
Although bird tour operators, pelagic trip organizers etc. probably don't have
to worry about safety issues, as e.g. airlines do, I wonder why they want to
publish the names of participants.
Cheers,
Jonny
Jonny Schoenjahn
Perth WA
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