The Yes Scotland campaign – the one that supports an independent, separatist Scotland, makes use of the NationBuilder web software.
This website has a standard privacy policy, it just says data will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act. The site makes no mention of the type of data it will hold.
Some people have expressed surprise when they’ve seen their Twitter picture appear on the home page of this site and complained about this. What they haven’t done is looked a bit deeper.
If you check out the NationBuilder.com web site and look at the features page especially the one that’s headed ‘meet your supporters‘ you might get a bit worried.
Whether someone shows their support by merely tweeting about you, becoming a fan on Facebook, or donating/volunteering on the website, they’re automatically added to the supporter database. NationBuilder appends any public data users have provided to Facebook or Twitter, such as a profile picture, bio, contact information, and more. View supporters personalized campaign activity news feed, geographical data, email opt-in, volunteer status, and social web followers. Quickly pull up supporter data from anywhere in the control panel using their email, name, or twitter ID; create lists of supporters, and add new ones anytime.”
Nowhere in their Privacy Policy do the Yes Scotland campaign tell you they are going to do this. So, what would happen if you decided to “unfollow” on Twitter or Facebook, do they still hold your public data? I think they need to be more upfront about what data they collect and how they intend using it and, also give you the option of removing it.
Your Data and NationBuilder
The Yes Scotland campaign – the one that supports an independent, separatist Scotland, makes use of the NationBuilder web software.
This website has a standard privacy policy, it just says data will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act. The site makes no mention of the type of data it will hold.
Some people have expressed surprise when they’ve seen their Twitter picture appear on the home page of this site and complained about this. What they haven’t done is looked a bit deeper.
If you check out the NationBuilder.com web site and look at the features page especially the one that’s headed ‘meet your supporters‘ you might get a bit worried.
Nowhere in their Privacy Policy do the Yes Scotland campaign tell you they are going to do this. So, what would happen if you decided to “unfollow” on Twitter or Facebook, do they still hold your public data? I think they need to be more upfront about what data they collect and how they intend using it and, also give you the option of removing it.
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