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StarDict Plugins in Debian 13 Raise Privacy Concerns (linuxiac.com)
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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago

Now, you might think you’re safe as long as you don’t install that plugin. I have news for you: it’s a dependency for the GTK frontend, which Debian 13 installs and enables by default. So even if you never asked for it, it’s already there, quietly doing its thing.

Oh yeah that is a problem

Also a problem is Gnome Text Editor saving everything you type in it to disk. Without knowledge or consent or any way to turn it off.