It's not hard to imagine how this would be connected with the transactions a person makes just due to the timings of the requests.
Running armory doesn't necessarily mean that you are performing transactions, so i don't think any connections can be made by that.
In any case it's nice that you have noticed that and i think a permanent opt-out option should be available.
Then again stats might be one of the few ways for creators to monetize their wallet-software.