I am not surprised the feature is here, I am more surprised that it is opt-out and not opt-in.
-- jesse mcconnell [email protected] On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Pascal Rapicault <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/3/2016 4:39 PM, Doug Schaefer wrote: > > I'll add to that. You say this is in the Platform. Do you mean that all > products that build with the platform inherit this feature as well, not > just Eclipse released product? > > All, but the UUID is only sent when contacting the EF servers. > > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Alexandre Montplaisir < > <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Ian, >> >> Sorry I will have to be "that guy", but I do find this a bit concerning. >> >> First, The eclipse.uuid file is put in the user's home directory, which >> means that it ends up identifying a *user*, not just an Eclipse >> installation. If the same user wipes his installation and re-installs >> another Ecilpse, he keeps the same ID. >> >> This is also done by default, with no warning to the user. Even >> proprietary programs often pop a window on the first run, asking the user >> if they want to provide anonymous usage statistics and the like, and giving >> them the option to disable it. Even if that option is enabled by default in >> the dialog, that is still miles better than not telling the user about it >> at all, and requiring him to know about an obscure "eclipse.uuid=0" >> configuration option. >> >> >> I realize I'm late to the party and the decision has already been made, >> but you said to let you know if we have questions or concerns, so I am >> doing just that ;) >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Alexandre Montplaisir >> Trace Compass Committer & Project Lead >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2016-06-03 11:13 AM, Ian Skerrett wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> I wanted to make everyone aware that a UUID has been added to the Eclipse >>> Platform [1] and is available in the current Neon RC. This was done at >>> the >>> request of the Eclipse Foundation. >>> >>> >>> The UUID is automatically generated and stored in the >>> ${user.home}/.eclipse/eclipse.uuid file. The UUID does not contain any >>> personally identifiable information. If a user do not want to have this >>> property set they are instructed to set eclipse.uuid=0. Information about >>> the UUID has been included in the Eclipse Platform N&N [2]. >>> >>> The UUID will be automatically added to the user-agent of http requests >>> to >>> *.eclipse.org servers. For Neon, the projects that make these types of >>> requests include p2 [1], MPC [3] and AERI [4]. I would expect other >>> projects >>> will add a uuid in the future. >>> >>> >>> The immediate questions for many people are 1) why are we doing this, >>> and 2) >>> what about the privacy concerns. Let me attempt to answer both of these >>> questions. >>> >>> Why are we doing this? >>> >>> The Eclipse Foundation has started an program to better understand our >>> user >>> community. We are using a log file analysis service, Splunk, to analyze >>> many >>> of our log files to get a better idea of how people are using Eclipse. >>> For >>> instance, how many people actively use Eclipse, what version of Java is >>> the >>> most popular with the Eclipse user community, what version of Eclipse >>> Platform is being used or what operating system is being used? In the >>> past, >>> this type of information was typically a 'best guess'. We believe can do >>> better by having the actual data of our user community. The UUID will >>> allow >>> us to get a more accurate answer to many of these questions. >>> >>> What about the privacy concerns? >>> >>> The UUID is anonymous and does not contain personably identifiable >>> information. We only intend to use and analyze the UUID at an aggregate >>> level. A user is able to opt-out of sending a UUID by setting >>> eclipse.uuid=0. The Eclipse Foundation has a published Privacy Policy [5] >>> that details our specific practices. >>> >>> Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I appreciate >>> this >>> might be a sensitive topic but I do believe it is the right thing to do >>> for >>> the Eclipse community. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> >>> [1] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=490112 >>> >>> [2] https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.6/platform.php >>> >>> [2] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=492916 >>> >>> [3] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=492917 >>> >>> [4] https://eclipse.org/legal/privacy.php >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >>> from this list, visit >>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >> from this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from > this list, > visithttps://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe > from this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev >
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