Olav: >> Information about how data is collected, what rules are used to ensure >> the "right" information is collected, how it can be configured, and what >> efforts are taken to ensure that the user's privacy is respected should >> all be documented, I think. > > So info for the paranoia user? Well, it is going to a public bugtracker. > This probably should be made clearer so that user can just > cancel/disable the entire bug-buddy.
I think it is good to document how this works so that users understand what is going on behind the scenes since potentially private/sensitive data might be forwarded to a public bug server. Even if we don't add pop-ups or configuration settings, how this works should at least be documented somewhere more formal than an email discussion on desktop-devel-list. > I do not like pop-ups / dialog / etc when the program just starts up. > I'd rather ask when the user presses Cancel. This can of course be done. > > If this would be added, I'd rather have it because of possible > annoyances (e.g. stress the 'I do not care about bugreporting' rather > than making the user believe there is a privacy concern). The users who > care about privacy will IMO be informed enough with the existing text. Yes, I just think there should be some mechanism to turn of bug reporting. Perhaps somewhere in Preferences if not in a dialog box. The usability people are probably more qualified to suggest how this should work. I don't care if it is a dialog or not. >>> The added information should be so vital that bugsquad would mark the >>> bugreport 'NEEDINFO' without it. Meaning that if a user doesn't want to >>> report that information with the bugreport, the bugreport is useless >>> (and so I do not want an incomplete one -- meaning some option). >> I'd say that if a user "turns off" this feature, that this also turns >> off bug-buddy completely so bug reports are not sent at all. > > I usually think a user should de-install Bug-Buddy completely. But maybe > this is handy when the user is not root. Yes, not all GNOME users have root access. And having to de-install a package is not as nice as having a preference to simply turn off the feature via a checkbox. Not all GNOME users should have to know how to uninstall a package to turn off a feature they do not like. Esecially a feature that might be sending private/sensitive data across the network. >>> It is probably a good idea to notify the user (without a dialog box) >>> that more information was collected than usually. >> How would you notify the user without a dialog? > > In the existing window. The data is first collected then the user is > able to see the collected data + fill in email address + steps to > reproduce. I think that is a good location. Yes. Perhaps it would be good to include a sentence or two about where the data will be sent and highlight that information is being sent to a public location. Might be good to mention that user's should review the data and ensure they are comfortable with the data being sent to a public server before sending it along. Brian _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
