Privacy issue with update and what's new check
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Description
When starting Tiled on a system for the first time, the two options "Display news in status bar" and "Highlight new version in status bar" are enabled by default.
This causes Tiled to connect to third-party systems to obtain the relevant information, without informing the user that potentially personal information is shared.
Before enabling the two options, users should be asked first. Relevant data protection laws may also require briefing them about what data is shared and with whom.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the settings behind “Display news in status bar” and “Highlight new version in status bar,” then trace the code that enables them on first launch and contacts third-party systems. Confirm what data is shared and where consent or disclosure belongs. Done means both options are not enabled without user approval and the relevant data-sharing information is presented.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100