+ // Check default scope (non-private notices)
+ $inScope = (!$this->isPrivateScope());
+
+ // Get current profile
+ $profile = Profile::current();
+
+ // Is the general scope check okay and the user in logged in?
+ //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ common_debug('[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: inScope=' . intval($inScope) . ',profile[]=' . gettype($profile));
+ if (($inScope === TRUE) && ($profile instanceof Profile)) {
+ /*
+ * Check scope, else a privacy leaks happens this way:
+ *
+ * 1) Bob and Alice follow each other and write private notices
+ * (this->scope=2) to each other.
+ * 2) Bob uses tags in his private notice to alice (which she can
+ * read from him).
+ * 3) Alice adds that notice (with tags) to her favorites
+ * ("faving") it.
+ * 4) The tags from Bob's private notice becomes visible in Alice's
+ * profile.
+ *
+ * This has the simple background that the scope is not being
+ * re-checked. This has to be done here at this point because given
+ * above scenario is a privacy leak as the tags may be *really*
+ * private (nobody else shall see them) such as initmate words or
+ * very political words.
+ */
+ $inScope = $this->inScope($profile);
+ //* NOISY-DEBUG: */ common_debug('[' . __METHOD__ . ':' . __LINE__ . ']: inScope=' . intval($inScope) . ' - After inScope() has been called.');
+ }
+