It performs an auto-update check. You know it's just performing an auto-update check. While there's not no argument to be made here, it's not like it's secretly collecting a bunch of data and reporting it before letting you opt out.
The paranoid, accusatory tone in the issue does nothing to help your argument, and I believe makes it harder for maintainers to take you seriously. Your argument is well thought out, and I don't necessarily disagree with it in principle, but you're making mountains out of molehills here. If you'd simply pointed out the issue and asked that the auto-update check be performed after the consent check - especially if it came with a PR implementing that - you'd go a lot further.
The paranoid, accusatory tone in the issue does nothing to help your argument, and I believe makes it harder for maintainers to take you seriously. Your argument is well thought out, and I don't necessarily disagree with it in principle, but you're making mountains out of molehills here. If you'd simply pointed out the issue and asked that the auto-update check be performed after the consent check - especially if it came with a PR implementing that - you'd go a lot further.