Now, you might think you’re safe as long as you don’t install that plugin. I have news for you: it’s a dependency for the GTK frontend, which Debian 13 installs and enables by default. So even if you never asked for it, it’s already there, quietly doing its thing.

Oh yeah that is a problem

Also a problem is Gnome Text Editor saving everything you type in it to disk. Without knowledge or consent or any way to turn it off.

Finally, to wrap things up, it’s worth pointing out that this StarDict behavior can only happen in an X session. If you’re running Debian 13 with Wayland, then you’re safe, thanks to the protocol’s sandboxed design. And at this point, I guess folks who think Wayland is some kind of big tech conspiracy being forced on users without good reason might want to rethink that stance.

How correct is this? Does it work with XWayland apps?