From 33b51e70bb4803fe2e70a578e42d54901e4e2ab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Lauren=C8=9Biu=20Nicola?= Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 19:55:55 +0300 Subject: Add notes concerning privacy and network access --- PRIVACY.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 PRIVACY.md (limited to 'PRIVACY.md') diff --git a/PRIVACY.md b/PRIVACY.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dd165c0e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/PRIVACY.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Privacy Notes + +## LSP server binary + +The LSP server performs no network access in itself, but runs `cargo metadata` which will update or download the crate registry and the source code of the project dependencies. + +## Visual Studio Code extension + +The Code extension connects to GitHub to download updated LSP binaries and, if the nightly channel is selected, to perform update checks. + +## Other editor plugins + +Any other editor plugins that integrate with `rust-analyzer` are not under the control of the `rust-analyzer` developers. For any privacy concerns, you should check with their respective developers. + +## Others + +If `cargo check` is enabled (the default), any build scripts or procedural macros used by the project or its dependencies will be executed. This is also the case when `cargo check` is disabled, but build script or procedural macro support is enabled in `rust-analyzer` (off by default). -- cgit v1.2.3