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		LeoPanthera 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stats – macOS system monitor in your menu bar Checking for updates is not the same as "phoning home".

rendx 11 months ago | [–]

Actually, it is. Just because you deem that innocent enough "because everyone is doing it", it still leaks a lot of information to various parties.

selcuka 11 months ago | | [–]

It also comes with telemetry, but you can disable it.

behnamoh 11 months ago | [–]

it connects to the maintainer's personal website IP.

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