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[quote=jsteele]Yes. But, first of all, remember that this provision applies to Personally Identifiable Information (PII). I collect very little PII and even that is only in cases in which users register.

But here is one hypothetical example based on a real world case:

The other day someone posted what they described as the contents of an email which advertised an open house involving a number of schools. The post included a link to a Google Docs to register for the event.

Subsequent to that posting, another user posted what they also described as the contents of an email which warned that the first post was not trustworthy and that it might be aimed at illicitly collecting personal data.

As it happens, I had also been contacted about the first post and asked to remove the link because it was supposed to be used for internal uses only. Strangely, I wasn't contacted by the senders of the second email. But, let's assume that I was contacted and told that it appeared that someone was using DCUM to illicitly collect personal data. Let's further assume that the link was not so easily explained and that there was not a good explanation for why personal data was being collected. Finally, let's assume that I had knowledge of the name, email address, DCUM username, and/or password of the poster of the link. In that case, I might share that data with those trying to determine the legitimacy of the data collection.

I also want to further clarify again that this provision applies to PII. The bar for information I collect that is not PII -- such as IP addresses -- is lower. I will not share IP addresses willy-nilly, but I will not protect them like the family jewels either.
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