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.. _ch-freepriv:

.. figure:: ../images/manual/savapage-logo-no-text-100px.png
   :width: 75px

Freedom and Privacy
===================

.. admonition:: |ADMONITION_TABLE_OF_CONTENTS|

   - :numref:`{number}. {name} <ch-freepriv-foss>`
   - :numref:`{number}. {name} <ch-freepriv-gdpr>`
   - :numref:`{number}. {name} <ch-freepriv-secure-print-release>`
   - :numref:`{number}. {name} <ch-freepriv-cups>`


This chapter explains how Digital Freedom and Privacy is secured in the
|PRODUCT_NAME| domain. The privacy domain partially overlaps security
(confidentiality), which include the protection of information. See
:ref:`Security <ch-security>`.

The About dialog in each Web App has links to the Free Software source
code and legal context.

.. figure:: ../images/manual/screenshots/user/sp-about-dialog-foss-privacy-section.png
   :width: 400

   Web App - About Dialog - Software & Privacy Section


.. _ch-freepriv-foss:

Open Source
-----------

|PRODUCT_NAME| is Open Source Software, and complies to Free Software as
defined by the `Free Software Foundation <https://www.fsf.org>`__. The
use of the |RST_LINK_AGPL| testifies of this
compliance. Being free open source software, everyone has the freedom to
study how |PRODUCT_NAME| works and monitor how digital privacy is
enforced. Code and licenses can be accessed by pressing the License
information and Source code button in the About dialog.


.. _ch-freepriv-librejs:

Libre JavaScript
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For a true Libre Web App, it is crucial to free all of its JavaScript
code, as explained in `The JavaScript
Trap <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html>`__ by Richard
Stallman. All JavaScript code run in |PRODUCT_NAME| Web Apps is `GNU
LibreJS <https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/>`__ compliant. Code and
license of each JavaScript module can be inspected via the “JavaScript
License Information” dialog that is opened by pressing the JavaScript
information button in the About dialog.

.. figure:: ../images/manual/screenshots/user/sp-librejs-dialog.png
   :width: 600

   Web App - JavaScript Info (first 2 of 20+ sources)