[wp-hackers] Plugin usage info

[Aaron Jorbin]

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On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Mark E <mark at simplercomputing.net> wrote:
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> For those who haven't looked under the hood, a WP installation routinely and
> regularly sends a list of active plugins (and other info) to wordpress.org -
> whether you like it or not. So those stats (and a lot more) is available
> within the realms of Automattic.

wordpress.org != Automattic

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On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Mark E <mark at simplercomputing.net> wrote:
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> On 02/25/2011 03:03 PM, Ryan Bilesky wrote:
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>> I think the closest you can get is how many downloads.  Otherwise
>> wordpress
>> would have to send communication to the wordpress server on every
>> activation
>> and deactivation of plugins on every site.
>
> For those who haven't looked under the hood, a WP installation routinely and
> regularly sends a list of active plugins (and other info) to wordpress.org -
> whether you like it or not. So those stats (and a lot more) is available
> within the realms of Automattic.
>
> And incidentally, that violates many companies' internal information
> disclosure policies.
>
> M
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