[development] WordPress 2.3 Spies On Users

[Morbus Iff]

> Well, Drupal has always had an opt in feature for reporting, though we
> haven't done much with it except run the occasional SQL query to get
> the data.  There is work done on a presentation of that data via
> project module.... However .....
> 
> This is important. We should probably write up what is sent and how it
> will be used in the future.  And note that it is an Opt-In setting.

I agree. I tend to think the action plan should be:

  * get the patch to drupal.module in.
  * note that both drupal.module and update.module are opt-in.
  * note the exact data that both send, and why.

And this should be included in both the README.txt (so that it is 
included with every distribution download) and in every future release 
announcement (in a smaller form that admonishes to see the README for 
more information).

I can help work on this (though, perhaps not today as I'm about to 
leave). I don't have a running 6.x install anywhere, so would need 
sniffs on update.module. Based on looking at update.fetch.inc, it looks 
like we're sending only project name/version (and the IP, a side effect 
of the HTTP request).

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