<![CDATA[Privacy problem due to journalctl?]]>I found that the logs of Morph Browser and also of Sapot Browser show the websites I have been on. This way the Logviewer app will show my browser history even if I cleared it in Morph and Sapot respectively.

Apparently the Logviewer app retrieves the logs from journalctl. So there seems to be no way to prevent this persistent record (as opposed to 16.04 where the logs were deleted when the logged app was closed).

Do I miss something or is this a privacy issue?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/9393/privacy-problem-due-to-journalctlRSS for NodeThu, 16 Apr 2026 17:31:14 GMTMon, 25 Sep 2023 14:25:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:22:01 GMT]]>@beyolf Fairphone 3 running 20.04. OTA-2

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75785https://forums.ubports.com/post/75785Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:22:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:43:02 GMT]]>@muskist on what phone did you discovered this and which channel do you use for OTA.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75771https://forums.ubports.com/post/75771Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:43:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:39:38 GMT]]>@muskist thank you for the information

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75770https://forums.ubports.com/post/75770Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:39:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:41:15 GMT]]>@beyolf Checked that earlier. Devel mode is not enabled.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75766https://forums.ubports.com/post/75766Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:41:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:54:16 GMT]]>@muskist Thank you for that catch, just wanted to add a small note the Logs should be cleared on reboot if devel mode is not enabled.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75765https://forums.ubports.com/post/75765Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:54:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:51:50 GMT]]>@Bolly said in Privacy problem due to journalctl?:

Could this be a good place? https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/morph-browser/-/issues

I put it there even though it seems to be a general problem of systemd/journald.

Thanks for your replies, guys.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75764https://forums.ubports.com/post/75764Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:51:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:03:11 GMT]]>Could this be a good place? https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/morph-browser/-/issues

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75760https://forums.ubports.com/post/75760Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:03:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:00:58 GMT]]>@muskist
I guess it is in core components https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core?page=1

But can't tell wich one handle log records.

So, i'm quite useless here 😅

Did you search "journalctl" in repo ? (Edit : ok i did, no result...)

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75757https://forums.ubports.com/post/75757Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:00:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:33:48 GMT]]>@Keneda said in Privacy problem due to journalctl?:

@muskist
I think you found a serious issue here.
You should open one on Gitlab for that.

I'm struggling to find the proper place for that issue. Somewhere at https://gitlab.com/ubports/development I suppose. Can you help?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75756https://forums.ubports.com/post/75756Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:33:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:04:49 GMT]]>@muskist
I think you found a serious issue here.
You should open one on Gitlab for that.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75746https://forums.ubports.com/post/75746Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:04:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:08:28 GMT]]>I've noticed overall there are a lot of logs (and the Logviewer is flooded). It might be good for debugging but how good is it for the ssd's on the phone actually?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75743https://forums.ubports.com/post/75743Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:08:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:36:11 GMT]]>@Keneda said in Privacy problem due to journalctl?:

Are logs deleted after rebooting?

Thanks for your reply.

No, they are not deleted.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75741https://forums.ubports.com/post/75741Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:36:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Privacy problem due to journalctl? on Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:16:26 GMT]]>@muskist said in Privacy problem due to journalctl?:

is this a privacy issue ?

Indeed, even if someone need accessing the phone physically to do that.

Other thing, if logs are never deleted, it's a matter of time before storage fulfilled, no ?

Are logs deleted after rebooting?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/75721https://forums.ubports.com/post/75721Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:16:26 GMT