What right would the Firefox team have to invade the privacy of the "target" to detail who they are to the Internet as a whole? HN users frequently complain th

What right would the Firefox team have to invade the privacy of the "target" to detail who they are to the Internet as a whole? HN users frequently complain that "automatically check for updates" is somehow an invasion of privacy. Meeting your demand, revealing the target of an attack publicly, would certainly be an invasion of privacy — one a thousand times more trust-violating than any auto-update check could be. What of your needs is met by making such a request? What is your direct and personal benefit from knowing the target of the attack? Why are you willing to sacrifice the privacy of that target for that personal benefit?