https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492862
Bug ID: 492862
Summary: Deleting a sticky note doesn't delete the file
containing its text from ~/.local/share/plasma_notes/
Classification: Plasma
Product: kdeplasma-addons
Version: master
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: notes
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: n...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a new sticky note saying "oingo boingo" via any method
2. Delete it by clicking on its trashcan icon and confirming, then dismiss the
undo notification
3. In a terminal window, run `grep -r "oingo boingo"
~/.local/share/plasma_notes/`
OBSERVED RESULT
The text file backing the deleted sticky note is still there:
$ grep -r "oingo boingo" ~/.local/share/plasma_notes/
/home/nate/.local/share/plasma_notes/76b23a90-b5c8-4a15-8ea2-3bddb968ab:<p
style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;
-qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;">oingo boingo</p></body></html>
EXPECTED RESULT
No files found
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This could be a serious data leak if you store sensitive information on notes
and then delete them.
If this is not a simple bug, it might have been intentional to alleviate Bug
453673. However this is not the optimal way to implement such a safety
mechanism as it's 100% invisible to normal users most likely to need it.
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