The benefits for Limetech and the community in general are quite obvious, but many users are really attached on limiting personal information from being disclosed to anyone. For reference, see the long discussions about linking the forum handle to the server (optionally).
Not sure if Limetech is willing to take the risk of upsetting part of the community.
if it were to be considered, I think a number of conditions would have to be met:
- it should be optional with a very clear question (like Steam already does)
- clearly details about what information is collected and make sure that the code of this function is auditable to provide reassurance to as many people as possible
Note : I'm just a regular user who took 5 minutes to think about the question, my status as a moderator do not represent LT's opinion in any way.