[sldev] Re: Using info from Google DB == Violation: Terms of Service: Permissions Exploit?

[Jesse Barnett]

On 1/18/08, Jesse Barnett <jessesa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The information available at http://world.secondlife.com/ opens up several
> possiblities. My favorite is using it for llKey2Group.
> http://world.secondlife.com/resident/0bf93171-e0d3-4b8c-b6eb-55d2cc30cf26is the page for my profile. The same data that is available to anyone who
> clicks on my profile in world, including the picture I have chosen as my
> profile pic. One of our more creative scripters has come up with a Random
> Profile Picture Projecture. Every 20 seconds it will scan the surrounding
> area, pick a avatar key, send in the http request for that key, parse out
> the message and display the profile pic as a floating texture. Unfortunately
> people playing around with the script have now start recieving messages like this from some Lindens:
>
>
> "Violation: Community Standards: Disclosure, Second Life
>
> Violation: Terms of Service: Permissions Exploit
>
> Their explanation:
> Residents are entitled to a reasonable level of privacy with
> regard to their Second Lives. Sharing or posting
> conversation in-world or in the Second Life Forums without
> consent of all involved Residents is a violation of other
> Resident's privacy.
>
> Regarding your profile scanner, reports received of profile photos being
> posted in locations without residents permission. These are violations of
> Disclosure. Several photos returned depicting residents that
> advised they gave no permission for photos to be used."
>
> We have been banging our heads against the wall over in the Scripting
> Forum trying to understand how this is a violation when it is information
> available to anyone who wants to click on our profiles.
>
> Hoping we could get some clarification on this?
>
Apologies. This was supposed to have gone to the Scripters list.
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