[Koha-bugs] [Bug 4426] New: Syspref to set the default privacy level of patrons

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http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4426

           Summary: Syspref to set the default privacy level of patrons
           Product: Koha
           Version: HEAD
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: Patrons
        AssignedTo: gmcharlt at gmail.com
        ReportedBy: magnus at enger.priv.no
        Depends on: 3881
   Estimated Hours: 0.0
 Change sponsored?: ---


In the proposed patch for bug 3881 "No Page for Opac Privacy", the default
privacy level of borrowers is set to 1: 

# borrower reading record privacy : 0 : forever, 1 : laws, 2 : don't keep at
all
$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE `borrowers` ADD `privacy` INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;");

Bug: http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3881
Patch: http://lists.koha.org/pipermail/koha-patches/2009-December/004973.html

At least in Norway, libraries are required by law to have what is in effect
privacy level 2 as the default, ie information about returned loans should be
deleted/anonymized immediately on return, unless the patron has asked for the
information to be retained. 

With a default privacy level of 1, this could of course be implemented by
running an anonymization-task frequently, but it strikes me as more elegant and
less prone to errors to make it possible to set the default privacy to the
desired level with a syspref. This enhancement would necessitate a reworking of
how the default is set, since it is set at the database level in the proposed
patch.


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