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> That's a bit naive. Google is not a charity and provides that service by making a profit out of user data. So what if they make profit -- they provide a fant

> That's a bit naive. Google is not a charity and provides that service by making a profit out of user data. So what if they make profit -- they provide a fantastic service that actually works well, and it allows homebrew (and many other systems) to continue to provide it's services for free.

zakk 9y ago
If you are fine with a company profiting out of your personal information and habits, I am not, and I think is a reasonable choice to assume that people are not fine with that.
- sigzero 9y ago
  Then those people won't use Homebrew.
  - zakk 9y ago
    Sure! But the telemetry is a default setting, and the implications for the user’s privacy are not clear at all. Opt-in telemetry clearly stating that Google will record the first three bytes of your IP? I’m OK with that!