First off, how on earth did people expect it not to contact the outside world, when given Spotlight Suggestions or Bing Searches (both are pretty clearly marked in sections, and it's also clear that neither are local)?
Second off, a common user wouldn't care for the "privacy loss" that this might be for some of you. That is why they made it opt-out instead of opt-in. If it was opt-in, nearly no one would use it, because if it's useful, why wasn't it enabled by default?
Second off, a common user wouldn't care for the "privacy loss" that this might be for some of you. That is why they made it opt-out instead of opt-in. If it was opt-in, nearly no one would use it, because if it's useful, why wasn't it enabled by default?