It appears you have misunderstood my argument. The atom-minimap extension you linked is not the autocomplete-python extension discussed in the parent thread. I have not used the atom-minimap extension and didn't make any comments on it — I use Sublime. My comments are about the autocomplete-python extension.

I think you're overlooking the diagram linked above which shows enabling the Kite engine is an opt-in button click. The CEO also states that it is opt-in in the article: "Most users who install autocomplete-python close the engine selection prompt, which results in not getting Kite or its benefits," [the CEO] said in an email.

https://outline-prod.imgix.net/20170721-QVaxMDgDwdZ1TBufCdq4...

As I stated above, I beta tested the Kite product early on and have used it in Sublime through a similar add-on. I am not a current customer / user, but I do make my own dev tools. It was always completely transparent to me that they are sending code to their server to run a cloud analysis platform. Based on that, I still maintain that the community is massively overreacting to something that was made explicit upfront.