Comment by mrob
2 days ago
No matter how you encrypt the data, transmitting it unavoidably leaks the fact that you're running software that transmits that data. There's no way to mathematically prove this is harmless, because there's no way to know how that information could be used against in the future in ways you didn't predict.
No software should ever make network requests without your consent.
Yeah except the web browser and mail client I wish the default would be no open sockets for you ever.
Unless it is a distribution policy to respect privacy by default it is just to much work to keep up with all the leaks the system might have.