Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog: BNP members list leak gathers pace online – to link or not to link?
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 14:18
"The UK’s national newspaper websites aren’t linking [to the leaked BNP membership list] either, though Mail Online posts both a screengrab of the list and pictures of alleged members and individual articles are being posted about ‘members’, their identies and any action taken by employers."
Spod.cx: Leaked BNP Member List Map
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 13:54
"I have decided to take down the map. Many people have commented that the map does give a false impression of accuracy, despite my making this clear, and I'm tempted to agree. I do not want to single anybody out and by removing the accuracy from the map it is possible that it ends up incorrectly implying a property contains a BNP member. It has been suggested that an inaccurate map that doesn't make that clear is worse than publishing the list itself, and I think that's a reasonable comment."
Techcrunch UK: Updated: BNP member list mashed with Google maps creates a sea of red dots, but dangerously inaccurate
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 13:49
Mike Butcher: "I speculated on Twitter this morning that a mashup which identified the actual locations of BNP members would be highly problematic, and possibly even subject to vigilante attack. …."
Adrian Monck: The British National Party – a mash-up challenge
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 11:46
Adrian Monck issues a challenge following the leak of the BNP membership data which touches on the ethics of geocoding sensitive datasets: "who’ll be first to mash up the data and produce a map of the membership? You ought to be able to do it without revealing personal details."
