[ahumanoverhere]

This is factually incorrect. Jetpack, even the free version, sends all sorts of data over to Automattic. Automattic has access to the details of any site running Jetpack. This may have changed with the shift to modularized separate plugins but prior to 2022, there was a ton of data being sent to Automattic.

[aldavigdis]

I think you still need the sync to happen to use any of the modular plugins.