[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16778: wordpress is leaking user/blog information during wp_version_check()

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#16778: wordpress is leaking user/blog information during wp_version_check()
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 Reporter:  investici       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:
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Comment (by anu.gupta):

 Completely agree, also agree that this should be opt-in, not opt-out. If a
 user *wants* to share this information, they should be able to do so, but
 by default sites should not be phoning home and sharing this information.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16778#comment:47>
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