Diagnostics data is only pseudonymous, not anonymous

It's only pseudonymous since with additional knowledge (which stacker uses which fancy name), we could trace the events back to individual stackers. Data is only anonymous if this is not possible - it must be irreversible.
stackernews · Sep 9, 2023 · a56516f · a56516f
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diff --git a/pages/settings.js b/pages/settings.js
@@ -242,17 +242,16 @@ export default function Settings ({ ssrData }) {
               <div className='d-flex align-items-center'>allow diagnostics
                 <Info>
                   <ul className='fw-bold'>
-                    {
-                    /** TODO: better disclaimer */
-                    }
-                    <li>collect and send back anonymized diagnostics data</li>
+                    <li>collect and send back diagnostics data</li>
                     <li>this information is used to identify and fix bugs</li>
                     <li>this information includes:
                       <ul><li>timestamps</li></ul>
                       <ul><li>a randomly generated fancy name</li></ul>
                       <ul><li>your user agent</li></ul>
                       <ul><li>your operating system</li></ul>
                     </li>
+                    <li>this information can not be traced back to you without your fancy name</li>
+                    <li>fancy names are generated in your browser</li>
                   </ul>
                   <div className='text-muted fst-italic'>your fancy name: {logger.name}</div>
                 </Info>