Add configs to make profile data more private (#9203)

Add off-by-default configuration settings to:
- disable putting an invitee's profile info in invite events
- disable profile lookup via federation

Signed-off-by: Andrew Ferrazzutti <fair@miscworks.net>
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@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class FederationConfig(Config):
)
self.federation_metrics_domains = set(federation_metrics_domains)
self.allow_profile_lookup_over_federation = config.get(
"allow_profile_lookup_over_federation", True
)
def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
return """\
## Federation ##
@ -66,6 +70,12 @@ class FederationConfig(Config):
#federation_metrics_domains:
# - matrix.org
# - example.com
# Uncomment to disable profile lookup over federation. By default, the
# Federation API allows other homeservers to obtain profile data of any user
# on this homeserver. Defaults to 'true'.
#
#allow_profile_lookup_over_federation: false
"""