Re: [school-discuss] Why Wiki Authentication

[William Fragakis <william@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've even had bots/malware steal users log ins and attempt to log in 
and spam a site I administer. If you are dealing with kids or families, 
you can't leave the front door open. That's inviting disaster.

Regards,
William


On Nov 4, 2005, at 11:44 PM, wbarowy@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> There is this utopian perspective inherent in the wiki, which is 
> essential in its design.  But lets get real about the Internet.  
> There's lots of unsavory folks who have full Internet access.

> snip

> I see in my router logs, my server logs, my email, in tons of 
> articles, the overwhelming evidence for the dark side of the internet. 
>  We have to recognize this exists if we are to enable people to use 
> great tools like wikis without being left seriously vulnerable to 
> predators, especially those who are in sensitive and influential 
> moments of their development, as children are.
>
> bb
>
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