[Bug 18461] New: Package version should not be added to User-Agent
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Ubuntu | konqueror
Summary: Package version should not be added to User-Agent
Product: Ubuntu
Version: unspecified
Platform: i386
OS/Version: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: konqueror
AssignedTo: jriddell at ubuntu.com
ReportedBy: felix at tribut.de
QAContact: kubuntu-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com
No matter which settings are used for the User-Agent-String in Konqueror, it will always look something like
this: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3.4) KHTML/3.4.2 (like Gecko) (Debian package 4:3.4.2-0ubuntu0hoary2)
However, the appended "Debian package..."-String has no value for the user, but on the other hand is a serious
privacy issue. Given the small numbers of persons using Konqueror for Browsing, many internet sites may be able
to track a single user quite effectively using that very information. Regardless, there are many valid reasons
not to let random web pages know what exact version of a program you are running.
I therefore request to remove the exact package version from the user-agent-string or at least make it
configurable (default should be "off", imho).
Thank you very much for your consideration.
felix
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