Why doesn't everyone just use UTC in the Date: header and then the computer that the mail is being read on converts it to local time? This just makes it so people can spy on where you are/
> On 1/27/15, Dave Warren <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 2015-01-26 03:10, Cypher wrote: >>> Also, since the only >>> data leaked seems to be the local datetime, I'd think it's not a >>> massive >>> concern since my local datetime is shared with a few million other >>> people. >> >> While true, the time*zone* is also mentioned, and timezones can be a >> more interesting kettle of proverbial fish. Timezone rules vary from >> region to region, and so upon observing the dates your DST rules apply, >> I might determine your country or geopolitical location more >> specifically then just a 1/24th slice of the planet (plus all those >> funky :30 zones) >> >> More complicated is when you travel, if you update the timezone on your >> machine, this information is leaked too, so over time, your timezone >> information may actually reveal your travel to a very broad degree. >> Chances are that it would only take a very small number of >> cross-timezone trips for a gov't actor to correlate your timezone shifts >> with your travel itinerary, assuming such information is made available >> now or in the future. >> > > Of course, which is why we note that this is an issue, one which must > be fixed in Thunderbird sadly. > >> For most people, it's probably not a major risk, but for those who's >> livelihood or freedom relies upon anonymity, this is just the sort of >> leak that Big Data can use. >> > > Remember we're comparing Thunderbird without TorBirdy vs with > TorBirdy: it is strictly better, even if imperfect. > > All the best, > Jacob > -- > tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
