Why is that a problem? If you are the type of person that is paranoid about anonymous usage data you will be very well versed in opting out of things because that&#x27;s pretty much the standard. Homebrew is even notifying users that they are starting analytics and that you can opt-out. Here&#x27;s what I just got on my terminal:<p><pre><code>   ==&gt; Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate user behaviour analytics
   Read the analytics documentation (and how to opt-out) here:
     https:&#x2F;&#x2F;git.io&#x2F;brew-analytics 
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The vast majority of users want Homebrew to work better and are fine with the developers knowing which packages are the most popular. This is not &quot;betrayal&quot;.