[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61481: Critical Bug in WordPress Affecting User Privacy (comment_class)

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#61481: Critical Bug in WordPress Affecting User Privacy (comment_class)
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 Reporter:  kamalireal    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Users         |     Version:
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by jorbin):

 * keywords:  close =>
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 The WordPress project doesn’t consider usernames or user ids to be private
 or secure information. Generally speaking, people do not consider
 usernames to be secret, often sharing them openly.

 Note that WordPress is not the only open source project to believe this.
 [https://www.drupal.org/node/1004778 Drupal has similar arguments for the
 same thing].

 If you have an issue with how a shop or e-commerce plugin is using a
 username, your best bet is to contact the owner of the shop or the
 maintainer of the specific plugin.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61481#comment:4>
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