From 771edd98ec7655530e3f3896c9ea4a589118e98c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Kluyver Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:54:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add section in docs about privacy Closes gh-3566 --- docs/source/notebook.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/notebook.rst b/docs/source/notebook.rst index 4ddef27d7..ccc628723 100644 --- a/docs/source/notebook.rst +++ b/docs/source/notebook.rst @@ -83,6 +83,29 @@ without relying on nbviewer. :ref:`Details on the notebook JSON file format ` +Notebooks and privacy +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Because you use Jupyter in a web browser, some people are understandably +concerned about using it with sensitive data. +However, if you followed the standard +`install instructions `_, +Jupyter is actually running on your own computer. +If the URL in the address bar starts with ``http://localhost:`` or +``http://127.0.0.1:``, it's your computer acting as the server. +Jupyter doesn't send your data anywhere else—and as it's open source, +other people can check that we're being honest about this. + +You can also use Jupyter remotely: +your company or university might run the server for you, for instance. +If you want to work with sensitive data in those cases, +talk to your IT or data protection staff about it. + +We aim to ensure that other pages in your browser or other users on the same +computer can't access your notebook server. See :ref:`server_security` for +more about this. + + Starting the notebook server ----------------------------