__/ [ trevor ] on Monday 27 February 2006 23:19 \__
> so this student in india wants help with his project. he wants to do a site
> that responds to user input with customized content. he needs some server
> logs to evaluate and maybe a site to deploy his project. none of my
> customers felt like taking the chance (although you never know, it could
> result in something interesting) so i'm like what the heck. i can't see any
> real harm in letting him have my logs. anyone else see any reason i should
> lend the kid a helping hand?
Judging by the above description, you could (without any loss) obfuscate or
remove all IP addresses from the logs. The only privacy concern is then that
of the Webmaster, as well as some statistics that pertain to browser, O/S,
etc. As for that latter, there is rarely any harm. About 50,000 sites
already participate in surveys (if I recall correctly), by making such data
available.
Kind Regards,
Roy
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