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What's the problem with telemetry in general? For almost all of the important products I use I like to send usage info -- my expectation is that they're more l
by kenjackson 10y ago
What's the problem with telemetry in general? For almost all of the important products I use I like to send usage info -- my expectation is that they're more likely to improve features that I use as a result.
And if you use a web app, e.g., Google Apps, they get all this data plus more (and completely not anonymized).
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- RhodaLs 10y agoThe biggest part of the problem is not being able to turn it off. I don't think most people would be bothered by the basic telemetry if this was an option for non-enterprise / education users. That and not being able to see what it's sending out. I recently took a close look at the Privacy control panel on my iPhone. Not only does it give the option of turning off telemetry and ad data, but it also shows you exactly what is being sent back to the mothership. This is what Windows 10 needs.
- criddell 10y agoThat's fine and I have no problem with telemetry being enabled by default. But there are lots of reasons users might want to shut it off. A big one is that some people are on metered connections and that telemetry can cost money.
- tux1968 10y agoDon't want any extra network usage when i'm connected to my cell phone hotspot and using up my monthly data cap.
- cobalt 10y agowindows has a 'metered' mode for network connections. I don't know if this will stop said usage, but you could check