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client side url previews for e2ee #18341

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HarHarLinks opened this issue Aug 2, 2021 · 2 comments
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client side url previews for e2ee #18341

HarHarLinks opened this issue Aug 2, 2021 · 2 comments

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@HarHarLinks
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Is your suggestion related to a problem? Please describe.

  • People like rich URL previews.
  • Server-generated URL previews break e2ee

Describe the solution you'd like.

client-side URL previews (at least for encrypted rooms)

Describe alternatives you've considered.

#10853

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#16852 (comment)

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t3chguy commented Aug 2, 2021

  • People don't like leaking their IP address
  • Browsers have to respect CORS so a lot of places won't allow url preview generation cross-site

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t3chguy commented Aug 2, 2021

Anyway, duplicate of element-hq/element-meta#1138

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