From 4fa95e9197383f8fa1e86b2c29f7077577afa90a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: humanacollaborator Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:12:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] MS Github caught using tracker pixels --- forge_comparison.md | 2 +- github.md | 5 +++++ input_data/forges.sql | 2 +- 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/forge_comparison.md b/forge_comparison.md index 4f725b1..c0f5c5a 100644 --- a/forge_comparison.md +++ b/forge_comparison.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The following forges have no significant ethical issues: [git.sdf.org](https://git.sdf.org)|🟢|Gitea 1.13.1|n|n|n|n|SSH over Tor broken but HTTPS over Tor works| [git.disroot.org](https://git.disroot.org)|🟢|Gitea 1.13.6|n|n|n|n|SSH over Tor works; based in NL| [git.slashdev.space](https://git.slashdev.space)|🟢|Gitea 1.13.6|n|n|n|n|SSH over Tor broken (try HTTPS over Tor)| -[framagit.org](https://framagit.org)|🟢|Gitlab CE 13.10.2|n|n|n|n|[may become more restricted](https://framablog.org/2019/09/26/lets-de-frama-tify-the-internet) in mid-2021| +[framagit.org](https://framagit.org)|🟢|Gitlab (CE 13.10.2)|n|n|n|n|[may become more restricted](https://framablog.org/2019/09/26/lets-de-frama-tify-the-internet) in mid-2021| [notabug.org](https://notabug.org)([🧅](http://qs3zumwfci4tntnd.onion))|🟢|Gogs|n|n|n|n|based on [liberated](https://notabug.org/hp/gogs) fork of Gogs; [supports Tor](https://notabug.org/tor) (the *onion* web UI is currently disabled in response to attack but the onion site accepts git connections); supports SSH keys and SSH over Tor to NAB's onion service; no e-voting; NAB doesn't associate PGP keys to users, so PGP signed commits may be unavailable or more manual work needed.| [launchpad.net](https://launchpad.net)|🟢|Launchpad|n|n|n|n|It's [unknown](https://wiki.freephile.org/wiki/Comparison_of_git_hosting_options) whether it functions without JavaScript; no wiki| [gitee.com](https://gitee.com)|🟢|OSCHINA|n|n|n|n|based in China; registration over Tor with throwaway email works; no automatic mirror (unlike Gitea); some areas written in simplified chinese| diff --git a/github.md b/github.md index b0c559f..2045a07 100644 --- a/github.md +++ b/github.md @@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ [43]: http://techrights.org/2017/02/27/microsoft-novell-v2-via-azure [44]: https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria-evaluation.html [45]: https://ilyaigpetrov.medium.com/github-shadowbans-anti-censorship-coder-account-for-a-link-to-the-christchurch-shootings-video-c79a80b408a9 +[46]: https://fosstodon.org/@yyp/105882180892863653 +[47]: https://github.blog/2020-12-17-no-cookie-for-you # Direct practical problems with using Microsoft Github @@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ 1. Free software projects that rely on non-free software "[put everyone at the whim of the groups and individuals who produce the tools they depend on][8]," and it puts free software developers in a position of hypocrisy. +1. Github [caught][46] sending at tracking pixel to users while + simultaneously [claiming][47] to have removed cookie banners + because they "*want to protect developer privacy*". ## Ethical problems with using Microsoft products and services diff --git a/input_data/forges.sql b/input_data/forges.sql index 335b7a5..a34118a 100644 --- a/input_data/forges.sql +++ b/input_data/forges.sql @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, openpubreg, cflogin, notes) values insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, notes) values ('https://git.sdf.org','Gitea 1.13.1','SSH over Tor broken but HTTPS over Tor works'); /* Gitlab */ -insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, notes) values ('https://framagit.org','Gitlab CE 13.10.2','[may become more restricted](https://framablog.org/2019/09/26/lets-de-frama-tify-the-internet) in mid-2021'); +insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, notes) values ('https://framagit.org','Gitlab (CE 13.10.2)','[may become more restricted](https://framablog.org/2019/09/26/lets-de-frama-tify-the-internet) in mid-2021'); insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, hrecaptcha, notes) values ('https://git.feneas.org','gitlab_ce','unavoidable','reCAPTCHA impedes registration and imposes non-free s/w'); insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, cfns, notes) values ('https://git.hardenedbsd.org','gitlab_ee',1,'possibly restricted to BSD efforts'); insert into forgesTbl (url_clrnet, software, notes) values ('https://git.jami.net','gitlab_ce','possibly restricted to Jami efforts; acces to help page blocked to non-members so CE/EE unknown');