[Bug 259900] New: Webcollage, enabled by default in KDE when xscreensavers is installed, shows porn/illegal images

[dave.sparks at sophos.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259900

           Summary: Webcollage, enabled by default in KDE when
                    xscreensavers is installed, shows porn/illegal images
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: dave.sparks at sophos.com


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.5.4) 
OS:                Linux

Originally reported here: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=333677

Problem:
Webcollage screensaver (from xscreensavers) when installed is enabled in the
default random screensaver mode in KDE-4.4.5.  xscreensavers itself installs,
but does not enable WebCollage in random mode because of the potential for
illegal and/or inappropriate content it may display.  KDE's handling of
Webcollage screensaver is inconsistent with xscreensaver.


Background:
Webcollage works by downloading random images from the Internet and displaying
them.  The kinds of images Webcollage shows may include pornography and illegal
images such as snuff and child porn.  Webcollage is inappropriate as a
screensaver for offices, schools, and any computer used by children.

I found this out at work when porn images started displaying on my screen.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Install of KDE.
Install xscreensavers.
Wait for Webcollage to run in random mode.

Actual Results:  
Pornography was displayed on my computer screen.

Expected Results:  
Webcollage should not run in KDE "random screensaver" mode.  This is how the
xscreensavers package behaves (where Webcollage comes from).


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472061
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?page=1&t=147840
http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2005/06/msg00031.html
http://www.jwz.org/webcollage/explain.html

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