Re: [Auth]Freport Update

[Norbert Bollow]

Mike Warren <address@hidden> wrote:

> John <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > (In point of fact, the Owner of the data can *choose* to have their
> > metadata and data mined, but this is their choice and cannot be done
> > by the Remote PM Provider without the Owner's consent; and the
> > yes/no consent is enforced by the technology.)
> 
> I think this is a Very Important consideration, especially considering
> the fact that many users of Web browsing software don't even change
> their homepage; expecting a user to read documentation or some such to
> discover when and how unexpected information-disclosure might occur
> should be avoided if possible.

I agree.  Unexpected information disclosure should not be
possible to happen in the default configuration, even if that
means that not all features are available in the default
configuration.

Greetings, Norbert.

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