Missing details about language detection method

  • Resolved postcd

    (@postcd)


    2 weeks, 6 days ago

    On a Add plugin page of WP, i click details of this plugin and inside the window i can see image of a language filtering option. It shows privacy policy link, but i am unable to see anywhere (without installing the plugin) how the language is detected, using any particular external service? Maybe it can be described near the “language” feature, possibly regarding privacy.

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  • Plugin Author Bernhard Kau

    (@kau-boy)

    2 weeks, 6 days ago

    The function is described here in the documentation: https://antispambee.pluginkollektiv.org/documentation/#allow-comments-only-in-certain-language

    Antispam Bee uses a service called franc. This service runs for all users of Antispam Bee on our domain pluginkollektiv.org and since this can be privacy-related, the feature is not active by default the documentation explains that.

    We are currently reworking some parts of the code that would make the URL to the franc API filterable, so you would be able to run your own instance of franc on your infrastructure to not send the data to an external service (our server).

    Thread Starter postcd

    (@postcd)

    2 weeks, 6 days ago

    I can imagine it also takes some time to receive the analysis results and if your service is offline, i assume the submission would proceed. It would still be good to mention in main description of a plugin, but no big deal.

    I can imagine that the language matching can also be done locally using files containing common words for each language like:
    ” is “
    ” are “
    ” will “
    ” good “

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