On 4/2/2010 2:21 PM, Steffen Mueller wrote:
>
> Gabor Szabo wrote:
>> Looking at the logs there are very few people who have turned that plugin
>> on.
>>
>> My assumption is that it is because it requires extra action and there is a
>>
>> lack of knowledge on what it will do.
>> IMHO it is not because they don't want to share the data.
I did not turn the plugin because I don't like
my computer sending out information without my
knowledge. Signing "yes" is not enough.
>> I think that popularity collection should also be moved to the core code and
>> it
>>
>> should be always on BUT it should not send data without asking the user
>> for approval. For now I'd start collecting data and save it in files so we
>> can
>>
>> already use the data collected on our own computer.
>
> Personally, I'd not appreciate nags and certainly not if any data
> collection was turned on by default. I think I'm not alone in that regard.
>
>
>> Later when we start sending the data, IMHO it should not be at shutdown time
>>
>> it should be at some seemingly random time during work.
>
> Am I the only one who feels vaguely uncomfortable with that?
As a developer for the PDL module, I've wished for more
specific feedback from user installations. Some ideas
I've had to possibly address information security
concerns:
(1) Document exactly what is being sent
(2) Collect data in a local file for reference
(3) Prompt for review and permission to submit
or even require the user to mail themselves
(4) Acknowledgement of receipt of information
to close the loop
I'm not sure if transparency is enough but some
of these might be a step in the right direction.
--Chris
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