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This topic has been discussed on The Changelog recently: https://changelog.com/podcast/223 https://changelog.com/podcast/223 If I recall correctly, opt-out was
by cygned 10y ago
This topic has been discussed on The Changelog recently:
https://changelog.com/podcast/223 https://changelog.com/podcast/223
If I recall correctly, opt-out was chosen because they really want/need some analytics data and most of the users would not opt-in.
- hueving 10y agoThey are blatantly admitting they are stealing user data then if they realize most users aren't reading the prompts and accept the defaults (data harvesting in this case).
- tdkl 10y ago> and most of the users would not opt-in Which means users have chosen what they prefer and silently extracting despite that choice isn't exactly trustful.
- anc84 10y agoWhat would they need it for?
- cygned 10y agoIt's outlined here: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/docs/Analytics.md https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/docs/Analytics....
- Udo_Schmitz 10y ago“they really want/need some analytics data” Why? For what?
- cygned 10y agoIt's outlined here: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/docs/Analytics.md https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/docs/Analytics....