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[tlug] Privacy question - owner settings



TLUG,

Just wondering...

If I make a text file on my computer, and I look at the permissions and information, it says "Owner: dave - Dave Gutteridge".

I'm on Ubuntu, so I see this by right clicking on the file and selecting "Properties", and looking under the "Permissions" tab.

Is this information in any way attached to the file? Specifically, if I upload it to the interweb, and someone downloads it on their computer, does it still say "Owner: dave - Dave Gutteridge"?

Or is there any other information that gets stuck to the file that can identify it's source?

I hope not, because I kind of feel weird about my name getting stuck to... well... I don't know what, exactly, but I'd like the default to be that my name isn't attached to files.

Hopefully the owner thing is just a local designation, but can someone put my mind at ease as to what the deal is?

Thanks for any advice.


-- Dave M G http://tlug.jp/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:Dave_M_G




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