diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
index cd724f0c5a..88556965b8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public bool SanityCheckUnsyncedCode = false;
 		public int Samples = 25;
 		public bool IgnoreVersionMismatch = false;
+		public bool SendSystemInformation = true;
+		public string UUID = System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
 	}
 
 	public class GraphicSettings
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public Modifiers ZoomModifier = Modifiers.Ctrl;
 
 		public bool FetchNews = true;
-		public string NewsUrl = "http://www.openra.net/gamenews";
+		public string NewsUrl = "http://master.openra.net/gamenews";
 	}
 
 	public class KeySettings
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MainMenuLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MainMenuLogic.cs
index 64a323734f..a490400b5b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MainMenuLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MainMenuLogic.cs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				if (newsButton != null)
 				{
 					if (!fetchedNews)
-						new Download(Game.Settings.Game.NewsUrl, cacheFile, e => { },
+						new Download(Game.Settings.Game.NewsUrl + SysInfoQuery(), cacheFile, e => { },
 							(e, c) => NewsDownloadComplete(e, cacheFile, currentNews,
 							() => newsButton.AttachPanel(newsPanel)));
 
@@ -252,6 +252,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				() => { Game.CloseServer(); SwitchMenu(MenuType.MapEditor); });
 		}
 
+		string SysInfoQuery()
+		{
+			if (!Game.Settings.Debug.SendSystemInformation)
+				return null;
+
+			return "?id={0}&platform={1}&os={2}&runtime={3}&lang={4}&version={5}&mod={6}&modversion={7}".F(
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(Game.Settings.Debug.UUID),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(Platform.CurrentPlatform.ToString()),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(Environment.OSVersion.ToString()),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(Platform.RuntimeVersion),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InstalledUICulture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(ModMetadata.AllMods["modchooser"].Version),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(Game.ModData.Manifest.Mod.Id),
+				Uri.EscapeUriString(Game.ModData.Manifest.Mod.Version));
+		}
+
 		void SetNewsStatus(string message)
 		{
 			message = WidgetUtils.WrapText(message, newsStatus.Bounds.Width, Game.Renderer.Fonts[newsStatus.Font]);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/SettingsLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/SettingsLogic.cs
index c799be5b2c..4e2ea3d110 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/SettingsLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/SettingsLogic.cs
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			BindCheckboxPref(panel, "BOTDEBUG_CHECKBOX", ds, "BotDebug");
 			BindCheckboxPref(panel, "FETCH_NEWS_CHECKBOX", gs, "FetchNews");
 			BindCheckboxPref(panel, "LUADEBUG_CHECKBOX", ds, "LuaDebug");
+			BindCheckboxPref(panel, "SENDSYSINFO_CHECKBOX", ds, "SendSystemInformation");
 
 			return () => { };
 		}
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/settings.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/settings.yaml
index 7fc8106265..1f00d6671f 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/settings.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/settings.yaml
@@ -523,6 +523,13 @@ Container@SETTINGS_PANEL:
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
 							Text: Show Performance Text
+						Checkbox@PERFGRAPH_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 100
+							Width: 300
+							Height: 20
+							Font: Regular
+							Text: Show Performance Graph
 						Checkbox@FETCH_NEWS_CHECKBOX:
 							X: 310
 							Y: 40
@@ -530,43 +537,51 @@ Container@SETTINGS_PANEL:
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
 							Text: Fetch Community News
-						Checkbox@PERFGRAPH_CHECKBOX:
+						Checkbox@SENDSYSINFO_CHECKBOX:
 							X: 310
 							Y: 70
 							Width: 300
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
-							Text: Show Performance Graph
+							Text: Send System Information
+						Label@SENDSYSINFO_DESC:
+							X: 310
+							Y: 85
+							Width: 250
+							Height: 30
+							Font: Tiny
+							WordWrap: True
+							Text: Your Operating System, OpenGL and .NET runtime versions, and language settings will be sent along with an anonymous ID to help priorise future development.
 						Label@DEBUG_TITLE:
-							Y: 140
+							Y: 170
 							Width: PARENT_RIGHT
 							Font: Bold
 							Text: Debug
 							Align: Center
 						Checkbox@BOTDEBUG_CHECKBOX:
 							X: 15
-							Y: 160
+							Y: 190
 							Width: 300
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
 							Text: Show Bot Debug Messages
 						Checkbox@VERBOSE_NAT_CHECKBOX:
 							X: 310
-							Y: 160
+							Y: 190
 							Width: 300
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
 							Text: Detailed NAT logging
 						Checkbox@CHECKUNSYNCED_CHECKBOX:
 							X: 15
-							Y: 190
+							Y: 220
 							Width: 300
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
 							Text: Check Sync around Unsynced Code
 						Checkbox@LUADEBUG_CHECKBOX:
 							X: 310
-							Y: 190
+							Y: 220
 							Width: 300
 							Height: 20
 							Font: Regular
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/settings.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/settings.yaml
index 9447c2e8a2..1bad794584 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/settings.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/settings.yaml
@@ -524,6 +524,13 @@ Background@SETTINGS_PANEL:
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular
 					Text: Show Performance Text
+				Checkbox@PERFGRAPH_CHECKBOX:
+					X: 15
+					Y: 100
+					Width: 300
+					Height: 20
+					Font: Regular
+					Text: Show Performance Graph
 				Checkbox@FETCH_NEWS_CHECKBOX:
 					X: 310
 					Y: 40
@@ -531,43 +538,51 @@ Background@SETTINGS_PANEL:
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular
 					Text: Fetch Community News
-				Checkbox@PERFGRAPH_CHECKBOX:
+				Checkbox@SENDSYSINFO_CHECKBOX:
 					X: 310
 					Y: 70
 					Width: 300
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular
-					Text: Show Performance Graph
+					Text: Send System Information
+				Label@SENDSYSINFO_DESC:
+					X: 310
+					Y: 85
+					Width: 250
+					Height: 30
+					Font: Tiny
+					WordWrap: True
+					Text: Your Operating System, OpenGL and .NET runtime versions, and language settings will be sent along with an anonymous ID to help priorise future development.
 				Label@DEBUG_TITLE:
-					Y: 140
+					Y: 170
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
 					Font: Bold
 					Text: Debug
 					Align: Center
 				Checkbox@BOTDEBUG_CHECKBOX:
 					X: 15
-					Y: 160
+					Y: 190
 					Width: 300
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular
 					Text: Show Bot Debug Messages
 				Checkbox@VERBOSE_NAT_CHECKBOX:
 					X: 310
-					Y: 160
+					Y: 190
 					Width: 300
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular
 					Text: Detailed NAT logging
 				Checkbox@CHECKUNSYNCED_CHECKBOX:
 					X: 15
-					Y: 190
+					Y: 220
 					Width: 300
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular
 					Text: Check Sync around Unsynced Code
 				Checkbox@LUADEBUG_CHECKBOX:
 					X: 310
-					Y: 190
+					Y: 220
 					Width: 300
 					Height: 20
 					Font: Regular