James Salsman wrote:
If this does not imply that the logs are copied from Foundation servers, that is certainly advantageous over the apparent meaning of the language used.
Reading the links you provided, and Robert West's acknowledgements which you did not link to, the above strikes me as being creation of drama as opposed to asking a question assuming good faith. Since Robert West had a Wikimedia Fellowship 1), I assume that he was able to analyze data from Wikipedia directly and that no transfer data outside of the WMF has taken place. I'm sure Leila Zia is able to clarify.
Regards, Thyge - Sir48