[Vtigercrm-developers] WHY does vtiger contain a webbug?

[Prasad]

Chris,

Vtiger Tracker used on the login page helps us measure successful
installation and implementation used regular basis. We respect privacy
and DO NOT collect any sort of personal information.

You have the option to turn off stats tracking, please refer:
http://trac.vtiger.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/ticket/5943

Regards,
Prasad

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On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Hamono, Chris (DPC) <Chris.Hamono at sa.gov.au>
wrote:

>  Why pray tell does vtiger contain a web bug on the user  login page?
>
> As  a government organisation this represents a serious privacy issue. The
> fact that there is no information regarding this web bug anywhere is a
> serious failing on the part of the vtiger team.
>
> It would be a simple matter to place a button on the install screen to OPT
> IN for the collection of installation statistics but to place it
> surreptitiously on the login page phoning home every time a user logs in to
> the application is a serious issue.
>
> This has caused me serious embarrassment. Some of our applications are in
> house secure applications and the potential for inadvertent information
> leakage is HUGE.
>
> I cannot express my disappointment enough. What were you thinking!
>
>
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