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by j_s 4467 days ago
An interesting discussion came up after the .NET Glimpse library included opt-out analytics:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/getglimpse-dev/KA95n...

A big part of the decision is opt-out vs. opt-in, and how it would even be possible to make opt-in return meaningful results in a library. Also, one of the main problems was managing the expectations of the users of the library, many of whom would only install it through a packaging system which provides little means of documenting that tracking is included and enabled by default.

Here is the initial thread sharing a user's surprise:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/getglimpse-dev/7WgpX...