On 13/03/2008 11:37, mike scott wrote:
Looking at the effect phorm's systems(*) will have on privacy of
documents, it appears windows users may have a potential problem
where linux users don't.
If OOo is used to open a document via http, it appears the windows
version (2.3.1/xp) sends a Mozilla user agent header. The linux
version (2.3/ubuntu) doesn't seem to send any user agent information.
I suspect the windows version may possibly be using IE components
internally - can anyone verify or contradict this please?
It does mean that any assurances by phorm about document privacy
because they "check the user agent" aren't worth the paper they're
written on. That is, unless OOo has a way of changing this header
information.
What does OOo do about cookies from web sites when opening documents
from the web?
1) Where on Phorm's web site does it talk about checking the user agent?
I scanned its privacy policies and didn't see any mention of it. Of
course, I may need new spectacles ...
2) Why does the privacy of a document, or the lack of it, depend on the
user agent? Or on whether or not Phorm checks the user agent?
3) Why should Windows users be more affected than Linux users? I may
have the wrong end of some stick but you seem to be suggesting that
Phorm will somehow respect a document's privacy if and only if the user
agent is other than IE. Browsers, including IE, let you block cookies by
domain; the Phorm web sites says OIX uses cookies. Ergo ...
4) Phorm says you can opt out via something called Webwise. I went to
its web site: "not available in your area". Huh?
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Harold Fuchs
London, England
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