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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by michaelt on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:50AM (#13035492)
People here are talking about opt out vs opt in but there's a third option: Forced choice. This is where you present the two options to the user (without either prechecked / default) and the user has to choose one or the other to continue.

This avoids both the problem that the user doesn't consent with opt-out, and the problem that nobody cares to opt-in. The disadvantage is it doesn't work with unattended upgrades.

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Re:Brew commands send data to Google Analytics by CJefferson on Friday November 25, 2016 @05:21AM (#13035644)
Yes, one reason I like linux compared to windows is not having to click through "yes, yes, continue, yes, continue" in every installer. I don't want that bringing back whenever I install a new machine / program.
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