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Why not ? Some people just don't care, and these who don't care don't care to check the option. So to me it's more logical (in order to have more data) to check
by Faaak 9y ago
Why not ? Some people just don't care, and these who don't care don't care to check the option. So to me it's more logical (in order to have more data) to check the box by default.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoGDPR expressly forbids default checked boxes or "silent acceptance", setups which require opt-out to prevent tracking/data collection. Data collection is OK, but it must be opt-in only. You're only looking at it from a "more data = better" perspective, instead of a privacy perspective, which is a lot more important.
- simosx 9y agoIt has been mentioned already above. We are talking here about anonymized diagnostic data, not private indentifiable information.
- mrob 9y agoCrash reports can contain any data that happens to be in memory, including private identifiable information. Additionally, "anonymized" data frequently turns out to be identifiable when enough of it is collected.
- __warlord__ 9y agoSame as KozmoNau7 reply, you should opt-in to send data rather than opt-out, which is the same case as the Windows and .NET telemetry in which people took a very strong stance against it, now, if Canonical wants to do the same we should at least view them with the same eyes we see Microsoft's movements.
- r3bl 9y agoMicrosoft released products with opt-in tracking. Canonical sent an email to a public list asking for feedback. Your comment would stand if Ubuntu 18.04 was already out and this tracking was already in place, but it's not. It's being discussed.