> private data like IP address of the user and browser fingerprint Presumably it would send the same data whenever it checks for software updates too. I can't

> private data like IP address of the user and browser fingerprint Presumably it would send the same data whenever it checks for software updates too. I can't think of a threat model where downloading updates and downloading ads are different in terms of user privacy (except, of course, that a malicious update can do far more harm).