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== Arbitrator access to mailing lists and permissions motion passed ==

I hope arbitrators etc have considered carefully whether they morally or even legally (depending on the country in which they are located) should agree to be obliged to "''Obtain prior written approval from the Wikimedia Foundation if you determine such information should be disclosed to any outside parties, such as law enforcement''". Typically one sees NDAs with carve outs that permit reports to law enforcement, rather than a restriction like this one. I would also hope that WMF might pay for the reasonable legal fees of <u>''volunteers''</u> seeking proper independent advice before signing such an agreement (the bit I highlighted isn't the only potentially problematic one) but I assume it does not... <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">[[User:WJBscribe|WJBscribe]] [[User talk:WJBscribe|(talk)]]</strong> 14:03, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

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Arbitrator access to mailing lists and permissions motion passed

I hope arbitrators etc have considered carefully whether they morally or even legally (depending on the country in which they are located) should agree to be obliged to "Obtain prior written approval from the Wikimedia Foundation if you determine such information should be disclosed to any outside parties, such as law enforcement". Typically one sees NDAs with carve outs that permit reports to law enforcement, rather than a restriction like this one. I would also hope that WMF might pay for the reasonable legal fees of volunteers seeking proper independent advice before signing such an agreement (the bit I highlighted isn't the only potentially problematic one) but I assume it does not... WJBscribe (talk) 14:03, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]