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* 47% improvement in malware detection with the current implementation

* 87% improvement in malware detection possible when the feature is complete

I can see why that trade-off was made.




> I can see why that trade-off was made.

But why not allow users to make their own choice and disable the privacy compromise easily?


They already do? There's a switch in the preferences.




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