On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 11:29:53AM -0400, Kei Kebreau wrote:
> Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> writes:
> 
> > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 11:23:04PM -0400, Kei Kebreau wrote:
> >> * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (shotwell): Update to 0.26.1.
> >> [inputs]: Add libgdata.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >> +       ("libgdata" ,libgdata)
> >
> > Any idea how it uses libgdata? Does this new Shotwell still respect our
> > privacy when we run it?
> 
> There appears to be a part of the Shotwell program called Shotwell
> Connect. It seems that this program only connects to Facebook/Google
> when a user authenticates themselves. The privacy policies and
> descriptions of functionality are available here:
> 
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell/YoutubePrivacyPolicy
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell/FacebookPrivacyPolicy
> http://shotwell-project.org/doc/html/share-upload.html
> 
> The communication with privacy-disrespecting services is limited to
> plugins, which can be disabled at the user's option.

Cool, as long as it doesn't upload all my photos when I run Shotwell :)
Thanks for digging up this documentation!