Control: tags -1 + moreinfo Am 12.05.2018 um 14:00 schrieb kardan: > Package: gnome > Severity: normal > > gnome-software depends on fwupd which triggers web requests containing > "client user-agent, IP address, timestamp, OS distribution name and OS > version to fwupd.org upon each firmware downloading process (or > checking for firmware updates manually by the user)" without the > knowledge of the user. The metadata is downloaded from a CDN hosted by amazon. > > https://fosspost.org/analytics/privacy-security-concern-regarding-gnome-software > > Please follow the suggestions of above article: > > "We believe the following should be taken into consideration to solve > the issues above: > > GNOME Software should detach fwupd as a dependency. Because if > fwupd package is installed, it will auto-check for updates in the > background (fwupd daemon will autostart after boot) and it will > send the data to fwupd.org automatically. > > GNOME Software should disable the service of using fwupd.org for > firmware updates by default. Users wishing to subscribe to such > service should opt-in their selves. > > Upon activation of fwupd service, a privacy policy dialog should be > displayed telling users about what’s going to be collected and why." >
The gnome package has no dependency on fwupd and gnome-software merely suggests fwupd, so it is not installed by default. I thus don't see the problem. Please elaborate. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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