Public bug reported:
relevant code from configuration_wdgt_sync_server.py:
from openSM2sync.server import realsocket
def localhost_IP():
s = realsocket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.connect(("google.com", 8000))
return s.getsockname()[0]
I definitely don't remember being informed that using mnemosyne included
consent to connect to Google, which is a part of the NSA's PRISM
program.
( PRISM:
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/16/googles_secret_nsa_alliance_the_terrifying_deals_between_silicon_valley_and_the_security_state/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
https://prism-break.org/en/ )
** Affects: mnemosyne (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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mnemosyne appears to connect to PRISM company on OpenSM2
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