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From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-03-29 02:19:57
On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 9:56 PM Robert Ramey wrote:
>
> On 3/28/24 5:38 PM, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:
> > On 3/28/24 23:42, Vinnie Falco via Boost wrote:
> >> Not to worry. Technicians at The C++ Alliance are working on a mostly
> >> portable solution which uses the compiler's pragma message facility to
> >> embed a small piece of HTML containing a tracking cookie:
> >>
> >> #pramga message( "<html><script>gtag('config', 'GA_TRACKING_ID', {
> >> 'anonymize_ip': true });</script><body></body></html>" )
> >>
> >> Every time your library is compiled, the C++ Alliance cloud services will
> >> be contacted to collect non personally-identifiable information about what
> >> is being compiled, the versions of Boost C++ being used, and the quality of
> >> your implementation. Currently this capability only works when the program
> >> in question is built using an IDE such as Visual Studio or XCode but we are
> >> investigating patches to bjam to enable Internet communication during
> >> compilation.
> >
> > This would be a massive privacy breach, if it works. If this ever comes
> > to reality, please announce it on this list so that I never use those
> > libraries.
>
> +1 I can't imagine anyone willing to use a library which did that
It's too late. If your email client has opened that message above, the
C++ Alliance is already inside your computer.
Glen
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