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Re:Introducing the Keybase filesystem by vfaronov on Friday August 04, 2017 @07:41AM (#14927946)
> No option to disable automatic updates, or even reduce the check's frequency. Currently, it runs every hour, even though they can go weeks without a release!

Why is this a problem? Is the check heavy somehow? An hour between quick checks sounds like a reasonable interval for a security-sensitive app.

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Re:Introducing the Keybase filesystem by ComodoHacker on Friday August 04, 2017 @08:07AM (#14928050)
It's a sort of usage tracking, and an option to disable it (or reduce data leakage) is perfectly legit.
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Re:Introducing the Keybase filesystem by dom0 on Friday August 04, 2017 @08:22AM (#14928129)
Hourly broadcasts which software you are using are not that great for some people.
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