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Hm, why is gnome-calculator calling imf.org? 🤔

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in reply to alf

currency conversion. You can disable it in the preferences.
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi

@ebassi
1.If it's in the prefs it's hiding like a ninja. Can't see it anyhere

2.Anyway, that should be opt-in ?

in reply to alf

1) Select "Never" at the end.
2) Why? It's not leaking data outside your IP: it's getting the conversion rates for a bunch of currencies. Disabling by default would end up breaking the entire point of having a convenient currency converter.
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi

@ebassi
1. Thank you. That was not intuitive at all
2. Serious? I'm not going to argue why its wrong that a _calculator_ calls European Central Bank (yes it also calls there) when I opens it and want to add 2+2. That should be obvious. The currency converter is a very very tiny feature in this calculator that I didn't even know about until now and have no need of using. Anyway, it's fine to have it, but I should be made aware of this.

Dogdy at best...

in reply to alf

It only updates the list of currencies daily, or weekly, not "every time you open it and want to add 2+2", let's not devolve into pointless hyperbole.

Anyway, thanks for filing an issue; the maintainer will take it from there.

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