In reply to mark k..

@Mark K, there is no such a thing called "insecure idea" or "secure idea". It looks like after being 2+ years in service, 17k+ downloads, others commented positively, and more than 5000+ sites/plugins developed by WPAS, your two of the best WordPress experts were wrong.

Spreading hyperbole on an open source software without proof is not a sign of authority or expertise . I and my wife are behind this "insecure idea". We have 30+ years of combined experience in software development and grad degrees in computer science in addition to being core developers of one of the most advanced development platforms ever built for WordPress.. and yet we do not call ourselves as experts on anything.

In the end, as members of WordPress community, we should not be badmouthing other fellow developers and designers but support them for being innovative and taking risks.

My previous comment was not meant to degrade your idea or comment. I agree with you on the privacy 100%. As you said, there are serious privacy concerns whenever you want to collect data. That's why developers providing a service like Freemius Insights should use double opt-in when signing up users.