Re: How often?
Lots of lawyer fodder in May. Which I guess is why they're changing.
But it's not just aptitude, Windows Update and Play Store do the same. Heck Play Store forces an update everything on a new Android version. Technically that's all illegal at the moment but nobody cares. The publicity around GDPR and the closing loopholes will make it much easier for the sueballs. And I consider that a good thing.