+1 on disabling Floc. 

If it introduces a problem with any of our analytics tools, it means that 
we should rethink these tools to ensure a proper privacy of the community 
and users, but I assume it's opt-out by default, and opt-in at user 
request's?

Le mercredi 28 avril 2021 à 14:12:53 UTC+2, Mark Waite a écrit :

> +1 that we should disable FLoC
>
> On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 2:59:41 AM UTC-6 Oleg Nenashev wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As you may have heard, Google is rolling out its FLoC (Federated Learning 
>> of Cohorts) tracking system, for advertisement needs. This system is 
>> enabled in Google Chrome by default, and it is a corporate standard for 
>> many of the Jenkins users. They cannot easily opt out. Yesterday GitHub set 
>> a good precedent by disabling FLoC by default 
>> <https://github.blog/changelog/2021-04-27-github-pages-permissions-policy-interest-cohort-header-added-to-all-pages-sites/>.
>>  
>> I think we should do the same.
>>
>> We can explicitly disable FLoC on Jenkins resources by setting the 
>> *Permissions-Policy:* *interest-cohort=() *header in Jenkins 
>> distributions by default and on our websites: jenkins.io, 
>> plugins.jenkins.io, javadoc, update center, etc., etc..
>>
>> *Jenkins distributions.* For the Jenkins core, it is a small patch 
>> adding additional headers (e.g. here 
>> <https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/0fd55bd6b50fcdf27368c6b771fb3d8363a24f83/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java#L2273-L2289>).
>>  
>> Probably we should introduce the new "Privacy" category in the "Manage 
>> Security" screen for better UX, but this particular control should be also 
>> manageable by system properties so that the settings always apply.
>>
>> *Jenkins Infa.*  For our infra, It should be easy to do for resources 
>> we host in the main infra Kubernetes cluster. Although in some cases it may 
>> prevent Jenkins-friendly (or not) advertisements from popping up for users, 
>> I think we should rather put privacy first and disable FLoC on our 
>> resources. Google Analytics might also be a subject for removal, but I 
>> suggest to have a separate thread about it
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> References:
>>
>>    - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/googles-floc-terrible-idea
>>    - 
>>    
>> https://github.blog/changelog/2021-04-27-github-pages-permissions-policy-interest-cohort-header-added-to-all-pages-sites/
>>    
>> Best regards,
>> Oleg Nenashev
>>
>>

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