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| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/portsnap/portsnap/portsnap.8 | 15 |
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/portsnap/portsnap/portsnap.8 b/usr.sbin/portsnap/portsnap/portsnap.8 index b8d9f28..7f4fd20 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/portsnap/portsnap/portsnap.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/portsnap/portsnap/portsnap.8 @@ -193,6 +193,21 @@ This is much more efficient than the files on the portsnap server, since the vast majority of files are not needed by any particular client. .El +.Sh PRIVACY NOTICE +As an unavoidable part of its operation, a machine running +.Nm +will make its public IP address and the list of files it fetches +available to the server from which it fetches updates. +Using these it may be possible to recognize a machine over an extended +period of time, determine when it is updated, and identify which +portions of the FreeBSD ports tree, if any, are being ignored using +"REFUSE" directives in +.Pa portsnap.conf . +In addition, the FreeBSD release level is transmitted to the server. +.Pp +Statistical data generated from information collected in this manner +may be published, but only in aggregate and after anonymizing the +individual systems. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width "/etc/portsnap.conf" .It /etc/portsnap.conf |
