<i>Because it&#x27;s open source it should be opt-in?</i><p>Because the sending of data to a third party is not directly related to the functioning of the software.<p><i>Analytics are a valuable source of information for the developer</i><p>Yet it&#x27;s not the developer&#x27;s data, it&#x27;s the users&#x27; data.<p><i>you probably use several closed source tools that track you, sometimes without even telling you</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Argumentum_ad_populum" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Argumentum_ad_populum</a><p><i>I wonder if all of the opt-in advocates don&#x27;t use gmail for their email. I am pretty sure they do</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ad_hominem" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ad_hominem</a>