In German we have a word called 'Datensparsamkeit': http://martinfowler.com/bliki/Datensparsamkeit.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/Datensparsamkeit.html It

In German we have a word called 'Datensparsamkeit': http://martinfowler.com/bliki/Datensparsamkeit.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/Datensparsamkeit.html It's a principle for good software design. This principle is also written down in German law: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datenvermeidung_und_Datensparsamkeit https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datenvermeidung_und_Datenspars... >Damit gilt in Deutschland der Grundsatz, dass die Erhebung, Verarbeitung und Nutzung personenbezogener Daten und die Auswahl und Gestaltung von Datenverarbeitungssystemen an dem Ziel auszurichten sind, so wenig personenbezogene Daten wie möglich zu erheben, zu verarbeiten oder zu nutzen. Rough translation: Thus in Germany we have there principle, that the collection, processing and using of person related data and the selection and design of data processing systems have to be guided by the aim to collect, process or use as few as possible person related data as possible. Here, now someone has a list of software installed on various machines and the versions of that software, and whatever else information. It may be enough data to identify me or other users, the computers and the installed software. It may also allow other uses, which I have no idea of. It's likely that this information spreads to unintended places. I don't think this is a good idea. I never liked the idea of using Homebrew, and this makes it even more suspicious.