This topic has been discussed on The Changelog recently:
https://changelog.com/podcast/223
If I recall correctly, opt-out was chosen because they really want/need some analytics data and most of the users would not opt-in.
If I recall correctly, opt-out was chosen because they really want/need some analytics data and most of the users would not opt-in.
Which means users have chosen what they prefer and silently extracting despite that choice isn't exactly trustful.
Why? For what?