moyners wrote: » If you look at the sample form, the address section is for the enumerator to fill in. Perhaps they will just ask the householder if they know what their eircode is.
BoatMad wrote: » Are they pre filled in , I thought there was merely space to write in your eircode
moyners wrote: » I wonder how they're going to ensure they have the right eircodes for the houses with non-unique addresses. Will they provide them with route maps with the houses labelled with the eircodes. It would be a good opportunity to check them for accuracy.
ukoda wrote: » Yes as I said, you can only educate, but you can't stop people doing it, the same way Vodafone/3/meteor/gmail etc can't stop people posting thier phone numbers and email addresses on social media. But they can tell people it's a bad idea. As eircode have done in their FAQ's, could they do more? Maybe And before I get banned....back on topic As discussed earlier, the forms will issue with an eircode on themhttps://twitter.com/gamma_irl/status/702817578197057536
plodder wrote: » By all means please stop nit-picking over every comment I make on this subject..@Ukoda. I deleted that post as I realised your point was different. Again, and with respect to the comment above, the reason for pointing this out is to stimulate discussion on the privacy implications of a unique postcode. It's absurd to pretend that there are none, or just dismiss as "user error" every time someone misunderstands it.
discussion on the privacy implications of a unique postcode. It's absurd to pretend that there are none, or just dismiss as "user error" every time someone misunderstands it.
BoatMad wrote: » so lets drop this silly argument
You misunderstand, im simply saying a user should be more vigilant of the content THEY choose to post publicly on social media if they are concerned about privacy.
Originally Posted by plodder View Post Really? So, the mods or admins on this site could just post your registration info, IP address (maybe showing where you work) and you'd've no reason to be annoyed about that.
plodder wrote: » Really? So, the mods or admins on this site could just post your registration info, IP address (maybe showing where you work) and you'd've no reason to be annoyed about that.
But, that's neither here nor there.
BoatMad wrote: » Then the lady may ( a) have not understood the privacy implications of eircode, that will change as use and understanding grows, so no issue there or ( b) may have figured it doesnt matter any way None of this is a issue for Eircode per se
plodder wrote: » It's about people's expectation of privacy, should they want to keep something private.
But, that's not the point anyway. It's not whether a particular piece of information should be kept private or not. It's about people's expectation of privacy, should they want to keep something private.
ukoda wrote: » That same lady also left her email address on display in the picture but no one batted an eye lid about privacy.
plodder wrote: » The point was just that the person who posted that on twitter thought they were hiding the business name and address, and didn't seem to realise that leaving the Eircode revealed that information. It's just an example of another case where people don't really get the privacy implications of it.
ukoda wrote: » Why make an issue out of it? It's a BUSINESS name, business names are public knowledge and public record and it's in the companies interest to have their name out in the public domain. It's not a personal name.
plodder wrote: » Why point out that the information is not available at site A, when it is available at site B? The fact is the information is available in the public domain and there wasn't much point in trying to hide it. There aren't building numbers on that street maybe, but if you look elsewhere you will see the full address including building number being returned. I don't think An Post's address checker would have much value if it didn't return the entire address.
marmurr1916 wrote: » Yes, I know that.
Not that I can see. Either I'm blind or there's an anomaly there
plodder wrote: » and if you enter it into the Eircode finder you get the business name and full address.
plodder wrote: » I think you'll get the building number on the An Post site also.
marmurr1916 wrote: » If you enter the Eircode into An Post's Check an address page you get the street address (but without any street number, building name or business name), town, county and Eircode!
plodder wrote: » I see they went to the trouble to hide the business name/address, but left the Eircode on the post, which means you can look up the finder to see the business name, address and location ...
BailMeOut wrote: » I live somewhat rural and it is a nightmare getting anything delivered other than from An Post. The delivery drivers call and look for turn by turn directions (while driving) to get to my door which is really not that difficult to find. It the same companies and same drivers all the time so recently under delivery instructions when ordering anything I have been adding 'No need to call for directions - the Eircode will direct you right to my door'. I literally just had a package delivered a few mins ago and of course they still called looking for instructions which was another 15-20 minute call for me. I know their satnav do not have the technology built in yet but figure if enough people annoy them they might get working on it!
ukoda wrote: » https://twitter.com/saoireobrien/status/702410133633179648
