Hi Christoph, On 05/23/2015 06:32 PM, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > Apparently josm "calls home" each time started and checks for updates. > > This is IMHO and inappropriate privacy leak. > Keeping software up-to-date is the package management's duty within > Debian, so there is especially no need that this is taken over partially > by software, especially not when it means that it needlessly leaks at least > IP address, version of my current JOSM and the times whenever I start it.
I'm tempted to downgrade the severity to wishlist, because if you don't trust the OpenStreetMap project you shouldn't use their infrastructure. > So this function should be either removed or made optionally (defaulting > to being disabled). Are you willing to provide a patch to disable the update check? Kind Regards, Bas -- GPG Key ID: 4096R/6750F10AE88D4AF1 Fingerprint: 8182 DE41 7056 408D 6146 50D1 6750 F10A E88D 4AF1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
