Bug#582146: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.20/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so: browser plugin reporting of system fonts is a privacy leak

[Torsten Werner]

tags 582146 + help
thanks

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Thiemo Nagel
<thiemo.nagel at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Sure, you're right.  I can think of two malicious uses:  Either the font
> list can be used as a kind of cookie, aggregating information about the user
> across different web sites.  Or a user may be tricked into installing a font
> with a customised name which then may be used to identify that user
> anywhere.

Yes, I agree that this bug should be fixed. May you report the bug to
the upstream bug tracking system, please, because you know the details
better than me?

Thanks,
Torsten