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> Why telemetry at all? I don't expect a programming language to have telemetry as an default feature. That expectation is incorrect if you’ve ever used a pack

> Why telemetry at all? I don't expect a programming language to have telemetry as an default feature. That expectation is incorrect if you’ve ever used a package server or pulled packages from some website including Github (for ANY language). HTTP requests do communicate your IP address, and it is standard practice to store them and use them for analytics.

systemvoltage 6y ago
No problem if they do it on the server side. Don't pollute the user space with telemetry without asking. If I download julia binaries from their website, they can collect IP information if the local laws allow it. Once it is in my possession, it is reprehensible to do anything without asking me first.
- improbable22 6y ago
  In case this isn't clear, the telemetry being discussed is only doing anything when you ask the package manager to connect to a server, to download things.
  - systemvoltage 6y ago
    It is clear. There is a UUID generated on the user-side to identify them. It’s one thing to collect statistics of downloads on the server side and another thing to profile me. It’s pretty clear to me.
    - umvi 6y ago
      How does a single random number "profile you" ...?
      - gnud 6y ago
        With that identifier, an individual can be tracked across different networks. This might well make you identifiable. (Not that I think Julia does this)