From 7a10f7779f5715cd3d005d3be33ec790f0d41d3a0937172d59983a672cc9663f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicholas Johnson Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: Clarify the privacy risk --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ef3f218..1cfcaf2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## ❌ Default Git Privacy ❌ -With only 3 commands *anyone* can find out the dates and exact times, down to the second, that a developer makes commits. +With only 3 commands, *anyone* can find out the dates, time zones, and exact clock times a developer makes commits. ```sh git clone @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cd git log --format=fuller ``` -Over a long enough timespan, exact commit times can be used to deduce private information about a developers life. For instance, their likely timezone and sleep patterns. +This can leak personal information about a developer's life. The time zones reveal the developer's approximate location in the world at that time and exact commit times recorded over a sufficient timespan may be used to deduce a developer's sleep patterns for example. ## 📅 Git Timestamps 📅 -- cgit v1.2.3