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0 pointssatvikpendem3y ago0 comments

> No one would ever buy that hammer again, right?

I think you came to the wrong conclusion. Lots of people might still buy the hammer, and lots of people might knowingly buy the hammer, and even more, lots of people might knowingly buy the hammer and like that the hammer is being fixed when it breaks. I honestly don't understand why so many people oppose telemetry, especially when it's anonymous.

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JonChesterfield3y ago· 1 in thread

Can you imagine why someone might not want software containing their passwords and credit cards to stream data to a central server under the control of whoever wrote that software?

satvikpendemOP3y ago

You could say the same about any piece of software. In the end it's about the implementation. If they don't segregate their data, then they don't, doesn't matter what software it is. In the end you'd have to trust them just as you trust them to store your credit cards and passwords. If you don't trust them with telemetry, you presumably don't trust them with storing sensitive data and thus shouldn't use their product.

bdougherty3y ago

Because it is nearly impossible for it to be truly anonymous.

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