Re: Security issues posed by PNG metadata
Glenn Randers-Pehrson <[email protected]>
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On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 3:48 PM, John Bowler < [email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:36 PM, Soni L. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm sorry, how is copyright information a security issue? >> >> I use copyright information all the time myself. It's useful for, well, >> copyright. >> > > It's a privacy issue. It contains the name of the entity which holds the > copyright. > i.e., if a whistleblower submits a photo to a "leak" site, and thinks it is anonymous, they get their cover blown because their camera wrote a copyright line in their image file. > That would not be "fakedme+png" or Soni L., it would be your full legal > name. > > Of course that's not a privacy issue for me, but then I'm not typical; so > far as I know I am the only person on this list with a signature like this: > > -- > John Bowler <[email protected]> > +1 (541) 450-9885 <%28541%29%20450-9885> > PO BOX 3151 > KERBY OR 97531-3151 > USA > Like this one I sent out yesterday? It's not an "email signature" but it's pretty much like yours otherwise. 12. Editor Glenn Randers-Pehrson PNG Development Group 611 Rivershore Court Edgewood MD 21040 Phone: (410) 676-6950 EMail: glennrp at gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi _______________________________________________ png-mng-misc mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-misc