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Expand Up @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ The JSON body holds these fields and no others:
| `update_install_mode` | how updates install: `automatic`, `notify`, or `off` |
| `update_check_interval` | seconds between update checks, absent when checks are off |

The **Get beta updates** switch is not in the body. A beta build shows only in `app_version`, which then reads like `0.82.0-beta.1`.

No query text. No hostnames, ports, database names, or usernames. No email address, no file paths, no connection names.

An `X-Signature` header carries an HMAC-SHA256 of the body. It proves the payload arrived unaltered; it is not encryption, and it carries nothing about you.
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