I've no real objection to the information being gathered, but I want to be asked first.

I expect users to read the README file and to watch on screen information. More than enough time will be given to abort the process. You are asked first, but the default will be "I agree".

The information is private to me

Why is it private?

Webster's describes private as: 

     1. Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person,
        company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected
        with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general;
        separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a
        private purse; private expenses or interests; a private
        secretary.
   
     2. Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to
        an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a
        private room or apartment; private prayer.

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None of these descriptions apply to the perl version and platform name. Unless anyone has any reason to keep those things secret. In which case I would *still* like to know why. How would me or anyone in the world knowing those things harm you? Can they be used against you? Can you be identified by them? Did you hack your SSN into $^O?

(as an aside you might be interested in cpanstats.)

Cpanstats is a waste of time. With only 80 systems reporting (again I say: opt-in does NOT work) the information gathered is useless.

Juerd # { site => 'juerd.nl', plp_site => 'plp.juerd.nl', do_not_use => 'spamtrap' }

In reply to Re: Re: Gathering module usage statistics by Juerd
in thread Gathering module usage statistics by Juerd

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