[Bug 50387] Re: Default "privacy" settings don't respect privacy

[railk]

A seems normal enough to me, as it's meant so friends can see whether I'm available to answer they're instant message.
B... I like the bit where chat partners can see whether i'm typing anything, I do find that generally useful. Delivered notifications is also fine I guess, since my partner might be interested whether I'm getting his messages or not. The other option, the displayed notification, seems rather excessive...
C, I also fail to see the rationale behind this feature of the jabber protocol. The point of the protocol is that it is universally the same, what difference does it make which client or OS I'm using?
However I accept that all 5 options here are invasion of privacy, however minor, so if a high level of privacy is a target of the defaults, then all 5 options should be disabled. If, on the other hand, a target is similarity to other clients of the protocols, I guess they should be left enabled.

For the record, MSN accounts in Kopete also have such "privacy" options.
"Send client information" is ticked by default, and the "What's this?" entry recommends that it is left ticked (no reason given).
"Send typing notifications" is also ticked by default
and "Expose my Jabber account to other users", also ticked by default if you have a jabber account with your account's ID entered in the associated box.

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Default "privacy" settings don't respect privacy
https://launchpad.net/bugs/50387