[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14682: Privacy leakage: gravatars leak identity information

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#14682: Privacy leakage: gravatars leak identity information
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 Reporter:  jmdh             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Privacy          |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  privacy-roadmap  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pputzer):

 Replying to [comment:52 Denis-de-Bernardy]:
 >Also, changing the API isn't trivial given the ecosystem that now depends
 on Gravatars in their current format. Which is to say, at this point this
 ticket is probably beating a dead horse.

 Gravatar's API, yes. But that does not mean that WordPress' use of that
 API needs to continue in the current form. I've outlined what needs to be
 done in [comment:52 comment 52] and there's a plugin-based implementation
 available in the form of [https://wordpress.org/plugins/avatar-privacy/
 Avatar Privacy].

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14682#comment:53>
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