There are a few concerns I have as a occasional Julia user. When I update my packages is this going to be a silent change, or can we get a notification and a Y/N option to opt out when updating? How visible and easy is it to change this setting after updating if I change my mind?
I don’t have a specific concern about the Julia team using my data, but I have general concerns about companies collecting telemetry. Can’t they get a rough estimate of active users by counting unique IP addresses over the past X months which doesn’t require opting people in to telemetry?
Edit: I think I read the link incorrectly. This person is arguing that users should have to actively opt-in, not that they are opted in automatically. They are arguing for a change that would increase privacy, and I need to opt-out in my current installation. I didn’t know I was sending telemetry right now.
I don’t have a specific concern about the Julia team using my data, but I have general concerns about companies collecting telemetry. Can’t they get a rough estimate of active users by counting unique IP addresses over the past X months which doesn’t require opting people in to telemetry?
Edit: I think I read the link incorrectly. This person is arguing that users should have to actively opt-in, not that they are opted in automatically. They are arguing for a change that would increase privacy, and I need to opt-out in my current installation. I didn’t know I was sending telemetry right now.