https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21870
Summary: Privacy concern: The "wiki has a problem"-page includes
external images
Product: Wikimedia
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Normal
Component: Site requests
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: hart...@videolan.org
Quoted from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=332119074#Wikimedia_and_privacy_during_server_failures
During server outages, a page is returned that states "This wiki has a
problem". It states that the server is down, the database cannot be accessed,
or whatever other problem the site is experiencing. In addition, it provides a
Google search box. This is not a problem.
However, the Google logo is served from Google's servers, which is a problem.
(Specifically, the file "http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_40wht.gif";.) This
allows Google to record an entry into its logs every time I access Wikipedia
during a server outage (IP address, page accessed, date and time, etc.). The
Wikimedia privacy policy regarding IP addresses states "When a visitor requests
or reads a page [...] The Wikimedia Foundation may keep raw logs of such
transactions, but these will not be published..." There is no mention that
external parties will also record this information, or how they will treat that
information, though I think it's unacceptable to provide Google or any other
party this information (especially for logged in users for whom the privacy
policy explicitly states that IP address info will not be shared or disclosed).
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