[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:  closed
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:
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Comment (by MattyRob):

 @chriscct7

 Thanks for your detailed response.

 I'm not sure I'd be the best person to start writing a new 'privacy' page
 as 1, I don't have all of the information about what happens to the data
 on server end (which is perhaps why I'm so concerned about my privacy) and
 2, it would probably be worded in an incredibly negative and potentially
 damaging way!

 The other concern here is that you suggest that the `http_request_args`
 filter can be used for the same purpose, I disagree (but am happy to be
 corrected. That filter takes 2 parameters, $r and $url, but only the
 former can be amended during that filter call, so where and how can I
 amended the private information added to the $url requested? That's what
 this patch addresses.

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