Identify and Remove Spyware #2

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opened 2023-11-12 08:43:35 -07:00 by rs-parrot · 4 comments
rs-parrot commented 2023-11-12 08:43:35 -07:00 (Migrated from spacecruft.org)

Remove ability from the software to phone home and surveil the user.

Remove ability from the software to phone home and surveil the user.
rs-parrot commented 2023-11-12 08:59:21 -07:00 (Migrated from spacecruft.org)

$ grep -rI telemetry | wc -l
2581

$ grep -rI telemetry | wc -l 2581
rs-parrot commented 2023-11-12 11:30:13 -07:00 (Migrated from spacecruft.org)

Check out:

vscode.log@1.79.0
Check out: ``` vscode.log@1.79.0
rs-parrot commented 2023-11-12 11:37:46 -07:00 (Migrated from spacecruft.org)

Log of phoning home on application launch (would normally go to eclipse dot dev I think):

$ cat .config/Parrot/logs/main.log 
[2023-11-12 11:36:07.540] [info]  Checking for update
[2023-11-12 11:36:07.687] [info]  Generated new staging user ID: 78bd7a3f-eb8c-5991-be25-6cac66d91bd7
[2023-11-12 11:36:08.325] [error] Error: Error: Cannot find channel "latest-linux.yml" update info: HttpError: 404 Not Found
"method: GET url: https://spacecruft.org/deepcrayon/parrot/releases/latest-linux.yml?noCache=1hf2d3l4g\n\nPlease double check that your authentication token is correct. Due to security reasons, actual status maybe not reported, but 404.\n"
Log of phoning home on application launch (would normally go to eclipse dot dev I think): ``` $ cat .config/Parrot/logs/main.log [2023-11-12 11:36:07.540] [info] Checking for update [2023-11-12 11:36:07.687] [info] Generated new staging user ID: 78bd7a3f-eb8c-5991-be25-6cac66d91bd7 [2023-11-12 11:36:08.325] [error] Error: Error: Cannot find channel "latest-linux.yml" update info: HttpError: 404 Not Found "method: GET url: https://spacecruft.org/deepcrayon/parrot/releases/latest-linux.yml?noCache=1hf2d3l4g\n\nPlease double check that your authentication token is correct. Due to security reasons, actual status maybe not reported, but 404.\n"
rs-parrot commented 2023-11-12 13:12:40 -07:00 (Migrated from spacecruft.org)

In application updater removed.

In application updater removed.
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