Hi, I just learned that the recommended procedure for prospective new members is to write a profile on https://connect.opensuse.org/ It is described here: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Members#Detailed_steps_to_follow You know that I am one of the two volunteers that watch for spam on the connect platform. I have been told that the platform is insecure, and in fact people remove their profile. I don't know if this claims are true or not, but I ask here for your consideration. For example, the other day a new user appeared, "rose25". Within a day, she made "friends" with possibly everybody on the platform, surely using a script, there is no other way to do thousands of friends. A few corresponded. Subsequently I banned her. Quickly another user appeared, "rose2525", but so far no activity I can can undoubtedly classify as "spam". However, some real users have made friends with her (like Malcolm Lewis, or Stefan Seyfried, but not listed later as such). I am suspicious and undecided. The point: I highly suspect that this "rose25" got the emails and personal data on the profiles of everybody. Thus I ask if would it not be better to modify the procedure for prospective new members to provide their "resume" in some other secure manner. I am a bit worried. I do not want to be blamed for breach of privacy (EU regulations etc) as I am 50% the active admin of that platform, which I barely understand. I do not take responsibility in such an event. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.0 x86_64 at Telcontar)