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So checking for updates without sending any identifier counts, since it transmits the fact you did in fact run the application, and it's not strictly necessary.

So checking for updates without sending any identifier counts, since it transmits the fact you did in fact run the application, and it's not strictly necessary. I can see the point but it seems hard to draw the line for every single feature at the precise point of "does a network connection". For some programs there is quite a grayscale of what's "necessary" (i.e. needed) and what isn't.

zajio1am 4y ago
I agree that in some cases there is a grayscale because what is an important behavior for some users may be unnecessary for others. For example, i could accept that incremental search using Google when text is entered to address bar in a browser could be considered both useful feature and privacy violation depends on user expectations. But i also think there are some clear lines, like if a tool is not expected to use network at all, it should not use it. If a tool is expected to communicate just with explicitly specified hosts, it should not communicate with third-parties, ...