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Old 01-10-2017, 05:29 AM   #9
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Their excuse was that they do this to know which countries users use Calibre in. But if this is really their justification for harvesting user IPs then there is no need to do so, as country can be found out during the download, by having the user select country.
There is no excuse, country data is the reason as stated in the blog you linked to. Your alternative solution is not adequate since he wants to track active installs. Over the course of years I have downloaded calibre well over 200 times yet I am only 1 active install.

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So can anyone recommend an alternative that is not an invasion of privacy?
There is nothing I'm aware of on par with calibre and certainly none with a stricter privacy policy.
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