Some people disagree. If they didn&#x27;t, why is this on HN with a lot of comments from people who a unhappy with this change?<p>If software compromises my privacy, I feel that I have been betrayed and lost something that I can not take back.<p>If you don&#x27;t get to automatically participate in a &quot;anonymous&quot; usage survey, have you lost something you can not undo?<p>That in my opinion, is why software should always err on the side of privacy.