To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83657 Issue #|83657 Summary|Weblinks (content) is not downloaded upon import, comp |romising privacy and usability of documents Component|Word processor Version|OOo 2.3 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|open-import Assigned to|mru Reported by|ntsiebel
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Nov 15 09:51:50 +0000 2007 ------- This issue happens when inserting web content into an OpenOffice Writer document via the clipboard (system's Copy&Paste function) from a web browser. Any image link, including tracking images (e.g. webbugs, which are often transparent 1x1 Pixel GIFs, but also other images with tracking parameters in the URI) are not inserted as images but as hyperlinks (like http://pleasetrackme.com/showimg.php?img=content4.jpg&uid=12345678&card_no=4300100020003000&pin=1234). This creates the following problems: 1 - The document can only be viewed correctly when an Internet connection is available and the content can be downloaded. Since modern web sites often express content in image data (e.g. tickmarks that say yes/no) this is at least inconvenient. The document may loose information content and even its whole purpose when an image location is changed after some time (a "time bomb on document contents", so to speak). 2 - Whenever the document is opened the download of web content may trigger a tracking action on the web server, enabling the content provider to be notified whenever and wherever the document is opened. This is a great opportunity for tracking companies (who already master this on websites) but compromises the privacy of the user (who will usually not be aware of this and not think of this when opening a text file). This happens using Firefox/KDE/oowriter 2.3.0.1.2 (Novell/openSUSE) under Linux but this may very well also happen on other systems and when pasting web content into drawings, spreadsheets etc. For instance, when I open such a document in Windows my Sunbelt Kerio Firewall alerts me that OpenOffice (here: 2.0) accesses the Internet and the target web server is identified by its IP address (and yes, it really is the source website from the initial copy&paste). Kerio has counted and blocked 235 Internet access attempts by OpenOffice.org since I opened one document a few minutes ago. I would like to be notified of this situation when pasting web content from the clipboard. There should be an option (e.g. via a dialog box) to download it once and for all, then store the content in the OpenOffice document so that a complete document is obtained. Furthermore it would be great to be notified of this when a document (which may be given to me by someone who intends to track me) is opened. Web content may not be necessary to view the document (e.g. webbugs) and I may want it to be excluded from the document. Finally, if there is room for it an option for this in the "Extras" menu (or maybe under File Properties, unless that would be too hidden?) to convert the document into a non-linked, complete one would be nice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
