I for one am against there being timezones. I have a weather app that keeps track of when the sun comes up and down. So I refuse to play along with my governments idea of what my clock should read. So this isn't a problem for me because my system is set to GMT.
rocket_peng...@riseup.net: > Why doesn't everyone just use UTC in the Date: header and then the > computer that the mail is being read on converts it to local time? This > just makes it so people can spy on where you are/ > >> On 1/27/15, Dave Warren <da...@hireahit.com> wrote: >>> On 2015-01-26 03:10, Cypher wrote: >>>> Also, since the only >>>> data leaked seems to be the local datetime, I'd think it's not a >>>> massive >>>> concern since my local datetime is shared with a few million other >>>> people. >>> >>> While true, the time*zone* is also mentioned, and timezones can be a >>> more interesting kettle of proverbial fish. Timezone rules vary from >>> region to region, and so upon observing the dates your DST rules apply, >>> I might determine your country or geopolitical location more >>> specifically then just a 1/24th slice of the planet (plus all those >>> funky :30 zones) >>> >>> More complicated is when you travel, if you update the timezone on your >>> machine, this information is leaked too, so over time, your timezone >>> information may actually reveal your travel to a very broad degree. >>> Chances are that it would only take a very small number of >>> cross-timezone trips for a gov't actor to correlate your timezone shifts >>> with your travel itinerary, assuming such information is made available >>> now or in the future. >>> >> >> Of course, which is why we note that this is an issue, one which must >> be fixed in Thunderbird sadly. >> >>> For most people, it's probably not a major risk, but for those who's >>> livelihood or freedom relies upon anonymity, this is just the sort of >>> leak that Big Data can use. >>> >> >> Remember we're comparing Thunderbird without TorBirdy vs with >> TorBirdy: it is strictly better, even if imperfect. >> >> All the best, >> Jacob >> -- >> tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org >> To unsubscribe or change other settings go to >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk >> > > > > -- CYRUSERV Onionland Hosting: http://cyruservvvklto2l.onion/ PGP public key: http://cyruservvvklto2l.onion/contact This email is just for mailing lists and private correspondence. Please use cyrus_the_gr...@lelantos.org for business inquiries. -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
