Following up on myself.. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Daniel Smith <javajo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What will you do to prevent others from using my username as their > displayname? ....> > And it's not just a display issue. What happens with chat and im logs? Are > they going to only show the displayname? >From the FAQ: * Which name will be used in local, private, and group chats? You will mostly see Display Names but where it makes sense we will also provide the username as well. For example, profiles will show both. Local chat will show the Display Name and you can view a username when clicking on the Display Name. Instant messages will show Display Name and the username in the window title bar. For group chat, Display Name will be seen with the username in the participants list. * Yikes... That is BAD. To me, this means that open chat and IMs are being logged as the DisplayName... It is not clear where UserName is being Logged (I am not talking about Window Titles, I am talking about a Documentation Trail) This has way too much potential for abuse. It means that straight text logs being saved from viewer are representing users via their DisplayName... that, in turn, is often copied/pasted elsewhere. Sure, someone can edit any log after the fact, but to have the Viewer write the file in the first place as DisplayName is a bad move. Please Lindens, tell me I am wrong on this? Daniel -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume
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