Re: Debian privacy policy
Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> writes:
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:17 AM, Ole Streicher wrote:
>> a reference that Debian prefers strong privacy
>
> AFAICT we don't have an official statement about this, but:
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2008/02/msg00060.html [...]
Is there a reason why it is not there?
> Policy says:
>
> For packages in the main archive, no required [debian/rules] targets
> may attempt network access.
That is different. debian/rules targets don't attempt network access in
my case. It is the final program which does it.
> My personal opinion is that Debian policy should be:
>
> Debian packages must respect sysadmin and user privacy and encourage
> sysadmins and users to respect the privacy of everyone. So, disabled
> by default, informed consent and don't manipulate people into
> destroying their privacy with click-through stuff. Some discussion of
> click-through culture is in the recent episode of FaiF:
>
> http://faif.us/cast/2016/nov/01/0x5E/
I observe that the common opinion in Debian is strictly pro privacy --
but why it is not in the policy? It is quite hard to discuss those
topics with upstream if there is no reference to a settled opinion, but
rather a number of lengthy discussions.
Best regards
Ole
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