duncanbeevers@mattly I think these developers have made some trade-offs in a tricky space, opting for a solution which strikes a balance between usefulness, impedance, and privacy.
No matter where they end up in the final solution space, there will be people who say "WTF"
I think they've done a pretty good job shipping something that works as-expected for most people while providing documentation for the curious and knobs for the dissatisfied.
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