On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 12:04:41PM -0800, David White wrote: > Hi everyone, > > So, I propose we change this feature to be used on an opt-out basis. > That is, it will be turned on by default, and only be disabled if the > user goes and un-checks the box.
Personally I like to opt in when data from my system is being send. Maybe show a popup when there's no preference file where the ok does send the data. > The only concern with this would be that of privacy concerns, but I > don't think that such concerns are well-founded. Specifically, I don't > see how collecting user's game statistics and making them available in > aggregate form could possibly invade a user's privacy, and I can't > conceive of any reason why any user would be unwilling to participate. > Just in case some users would be unhappy about this, we would include > the opt-out feature to disable sending stats, of course. I see privacy as a pretty big concern, I think sending data without the users agreement is a bad thing. When a user doesn't read questions and just clicks yes it is his/her own fault. Regards, Mark de Wever aka Mordante/SkeletonCrew _______________________________________________ Wesnoth-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/wesnoth-dev
