[wp-hackers] Re: Plugin update & security / privacy

[Omry Yadan]

This is exactly why I said in the "automatic user feedback" thread that
we should not tie version check with statistical gathering.

those are to different functions, with different importance and
characteristics.

version check should be turned on by default, statistics gathering
should be opt-in.

the fact that they somewhat overlap and that it's tempting to merge them
does not mean it's a good idea to do so.


Viper007Bond wrote:

> I think an opt-in method would be a very bad idea. It'd nearly negate the
> whole purpose of the feature as the majority of noob users would never turn
> it on.
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> However, I full heartedly support an opt-out feature as well maybe a notice
> the first time checking. Simply put, the default should be to check, but it
> should be easy (easier than a plugin) to disable it.
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> On 9/23/07, ozgreg <wphackers at galleryembedded.com> wrote:
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>> I can see both sides of the fence here and I agree with Matt is be nice to
>> have a set of statistics but I feel fundamentally we need to give the
>> blogger the ability to opt in on sending statistics rather than just blindly
>> sending those statistics regardless of how benign they are..
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>> We all know the history of other applications that have sent statistics
>> silently back without allowing opt in (or out).. and the backlash those
>> other applications had to face, lets not go down this road..
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