[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43492: Core Telemetry and Updates

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#43492: Core Telemetry and Updates
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 Reporter:  xkon              |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by xkon):

 @danieltj I can easily argue about 'personal data' in the way of: it's my
 server, my localhost/pc so yes PHP version is my personal data basically
 as it's on my personal computer, you have to inform me that you want it.

 As for the updates themselves, if these data are actually needed for the
 update to happen for some reason that is unclear to me at the moment, the
 idea of the Regulation and the whole Privacy is to inform me first so I
 can decide on my own to at least just cancel the update process if I like.
 If you tell me that I can already define that on my wp-config, we have to
 make it possible for the Dumb & Dubmer pretty much so wp-config is out of
 the question :D and it should be given by a simple on/off switch within
 the admin area.

 The point & difference here is that all of these are already happening
 with either hooks or plugins or anything else you can think of. Why not
 happen within Core itself to be 100% perfect and give the end user the
 functionality / reassurance needed?

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