[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5066: Make update checking more consumer-friendly

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#5066: Make update checking more consumer-friendly
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 Reporter:  zamoose                        |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement                    |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                         |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  Administration                 |      Version:  2.3      
 Severity:  normal                         |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion privacy  |  
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Comment (by johnbillion):

 I'm getting bored of this now, but let me just say this:

 > Selecting "Be anonymous" would replace the user-agent string with
 something generic (bug #5065) and remove the generator strings (bug
 #5085).

 Having this option will mislead users into thinking that by using it,
 their requests to the update server will be anonymous, when in fact
 they are not and cannot be.

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