[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16778: wordpress is leaking user/blog information during wp_version_check()

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#16778: wordpress is leaking user/blog information during wp_version_check()
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 Reporter:  investici        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration   |     Version:
 Severity:  minor            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch close  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by MattyRob):

 @swissspidy

 I agree with half of your statement - 'low traction'. This ticket has
 basically be ignored for 6 years. What basis are you presuming there is no
 high demand? I manually patch WordPress myself after every new release to
 put this into the code. I accept I'm only one person among millions using
 WordPress but then the average users is blissfully ignorant of privacy
 otherwise we wouldn't have so many DrDOS web attacks.

 WordPress does not publish (to my knowledge) any statement of what data
 are collected about my site(s) nor what that data is used for or how long
 it is kept. The current code doesn't allow me to opt out of sharing any
 information either.

 IMO, such privacy concerns needs to be acknowledged and addressed.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16778#comment:34>
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