[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #5066: Anonymize update checking

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#5066: Anonymize update checking
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 Reporter:  zamoose                        |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement                    |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  normal                         |    Milestone:  3.0      
Component:  Administration                 |      Version:           
 Severity:  normal                         |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion privacy  |  
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Comment(by strider72):

 Why can't we simply do an MD5 hash of the URL?  We need a unique
 identifier, but do we need to know the actual URL?  I can't see any reason
 why we do.

 One line of code in WP to resolve any privacy issues I can imagine....

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