On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 09:28:18AM -0600, Mike Miller wrote:
> Thanks, Dan. I guess you mean that this is a kind of security/privacy
> issue, right? What permissions does it give to that file?
File permissions matter on computers under your physical control. A
shared home directory will be backed up on unencrypted tapes who'll
end up who knows where.
> Does this mean
> that someone could, conceivably, copy your Okular text file, download the
> same PDF and then see how you filled it in?
Even looking at the values, without the form, you could guess addresses,
phone numbers, ssns and other juicy bits.
Cheers,
florin
--
Bruce Schneier expects the Spanish Inquisition.
http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/163
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