But a mod author needs something to compare with, doesn't he? If I have his mod installed on my machine, I would need to give my log file to him. I see this as a serious security problem if a mod author could create a mod that can phone home. I was okay with just having the Windows firewall. But now I'm thinking that I should have a small firewall to block any unauthorized outbound internet connection.
Typically when someone shares a mod on this website, they store the file in an online storage. They don't share the link directly from the mod author. So again.. this is not good. I used to think that MO2 or other tools create some sort of security around this. But now that I think about it, I don't trust them.