2015-11-23 UTC
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gRegorLove Looks like it does. "Why do I need a WordPress.com account? Many of our core features (like Photon, Stats, and Protect) make use of the WordPress.com cloud. For this to happen Jetpack requires a (free) WordPress.com account. If you don't have one already you can easily create one during Jetpack's connection process." https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/faq/