The IDE generates, on first run, a large random number which identifies
that install.  No personal data is involved.  That number is included in
HTTP requests to fetch updates.

-Tim

On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Daniel Gruno <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 06/04/2018 09:56 AM, Jiří Kovalský wrote:
>
>> I do not think GDPR applies here as no personal or sensitive data is
>> collected. Opt-in for Gestures Collector is of course another story and it
>> is already implemented as required.
>>
>
> Right, personal data that can link back to an individual residing within
> the EU requires explicit consent. Anonymized data does not, assuming it's
> not possible to reverse-engineer the data and get personal information from
> it.
>
>
>
>> Best regards,
>> -Jirka
>>
>> Dne 4.6.2018 v 11:57 Christian Lenz napsal(a):
>>
>> NetBeans already have this opt-in to say: hey please allow us to send
>>> statistics. Maybe we can add another Checkbox in it to Count as a member or
>>> smth like that.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Von: Bertrand Delacretaz
>>> Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juni 2018 11:48
>>> An: [email protected]
>>> Betreff: Re: NetBeans celebrates 1.7 million active users
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 7:51 PM, Jiří Kovalský <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ...People can opt-out being counted if they set Check Interval for
>>>> Automatically Check for Updates option to "Never" and then do not check
>>>> NetBeans Update Center manually....
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not a specialist on these things but I think for an Apache project
>>> you want opt-in, especially now that GDPR is with us.
>>>
>>> It's fine to beg the user to opt in, in a friendly way, but for me
>>> that must be an explicit agreement - maybe linked to the useful update
>>> features which bring actual value to the user.
>>>
>>> -Bertrand
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