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Warning: Gnome file manager (Nautilus) can make remote requests when previewing files

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    They know what's good for the user, be greatful.

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    I have the sneaking suspicion this was supposed to be sarcastic, but the Internet doesn't carry "tone"... Am I correct? 😂

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    • ferk@lemmy.mlF [email protected]

      Thunar is a much better alternative, in my opinion.

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      I always install thunar into my gnome.

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        Thunar is a much better alternative, in my opinion.

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        When in doubt, avoid anything gnome.

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          I just found this out recently. So this isn't actually Nautilus itself but it's the file previewer (Gnome Sushi) that comes with it. If you select a file and press the spacebar, it will automatically preview the file if it supported. If the file is an audio file, it will automatically fetch album art from the web, and if the file is an HTML file, it can make third-party requests. IMHO this is a huge privacy issue. For example if you were browsing the web using Tor Browser and saved a page to view offline, and then later accidentally opened it using the file previewer, it will make requests through the clearnet, exposing your IP.

          This is an open issue and I don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon, so the easiest solution is to simply uninstall Gnome Sushi (on Fedora, it is the sushi package).

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          Oh no! Anyways ...

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          • ? Guest

            I just found this out recently. So this isn't actually Nautilus itself but it's the file previewer (Gnome Sushi) that comes with it. If you select a file and press the spacebar, it will automatically preview the file if it supported. If the file is an audio file, it will automatically fetch album art from the web, and if the file is an HTML file, it can make third-party requests. IMHO this is a huge privacy issue. For example if you were browsing the web using Tor Browser and saved a page to view offline, and then later accidentally opened it using the file previewer, it will make requests through the clearnet, exposing your IP.

            This is an open issue and I don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon, so the easiest solution is to simply uninstall Gnome Sushi (on Fedora, it is the sushi package).

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            Good to know, even though I'm not a Gnome user. I wonder if it will work with torsocks.

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            • ? Guest

              I just found this out recently. So this isn't actually Nautilus itself but it's the file previewer (Gnome Sushi) that comes with it. If you select a file and press the spacebar, it will automatically preview the file if it supported. If the file is an audio file, it will automatically fetch album art from the web, and if the file is an HTML file, it can make third-party requests. IMHO this is a huge privacy issue. For example if you were browsing the web using Tor Browser and saved a page to view offline, and then later accidentally opened it using the file previewer, it will make requests through the clearnet, exposing your IP.

              This is an open issue and I don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon, so the easiest solution is to simply uninstall Gnome Sushi (on Fedora, it is the sushi package).

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              I went and checked out Thunar because of this post, and regardless of the original intention, I have found a file manager I much prefer as a result. Thank you.

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                Woah there! This is GNOME. You don't get choices.

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                Maybe we will get an extension

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                • ? Guest

                  I just found this out recently. So this isn't actually Nautilus itself but it's the file previewer (Gnome Sushi) that comes with it. If you select a file and press the spacebar, it will automatically preview the file if it supported. If the file is an audio file, it will automatically fetch album art from the web, and if the file is an HTML file, it can make third-party requests. IMHO this is a huge privacy issue. For example if you were browsing the web using Tor Browser and saved a page to view offline, and then later accidentally opened it using the file previewer, it will make requests through the clearnet, exposing your IP.

                  This is an open issue and I don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon, so the easiest solution is to simply uninstall Gnome Sushi (on Fedora, it is the sushi package).

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                  People say Qt sucks. But there is literally no better alternative to the KDE environment. Either Dolphin or tons of other apps just have more features and settings compared to GTK ones.

                  Unsure if they have the same issue

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                    Agreed. I fucking hate Nautilus - especially the way it fucking tries to filter everything instead of jumping me to where I'm typing. It makes navigation so much slower

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                    I hate, when programs like Firefox or anything else uses something like Nautilus to pick the file.

                    I can't even press ctrl+L to change the URL of my filesystem where I want to be. I need a lot of clicky GUI to get to the desination...

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                    • ferk@lemmy.mlF [email protected]

                      Thunar is a much better alternative, in my opinion.

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                      Pcmanfm? Nemo? However, if one does not need a GUI I would suggest ranger, nnn or alike.

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