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How is VSCode different from Firefox? Both have telemetry enabled by default, and both allow to opt out of it[1]. [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/fir
by krn 8y ago
How is VSCode different from Firefox? Both have telemetry enabled by default, and both allow to opt out of it[1].
[1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/
- Laaas 8y agoI don't see why Firefox is relevant? It's still a shame that they are both like that though.
- giancarlostoro 8y agoTwo products that opt you into telemetry collection, how is it not relevant? Every time I install anything I check through all the preferences / settings options and opt out of any of these things. There's been few cases where I just leave it all on.
- WalterGR 8y agoHow is VSCode different from Firefox? Both have telemetry enabled by default Yep. So does Google Chrome, Apple macOS, Apple iOS, Canonical Ubuntu, and an uncountable number of programs, apps, and websites. But VSCode is a Microsoft product, so it gives us an opportunity to do some serious pearl clutching and collectively lose our shit.
- alangibson 8y agoThe issue isn't that it's MS. The issue is that it is opt-out, not opt-in. Has nothing to do with who's pulling the shenanigans.
- Buge 8y agoFirefox is also opt-out.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoIt's not silent though. You get a little banner at the bottom of the start page on first run and a button to go straight to the preferences option.
- WalterGR 8y agoIt's not silent though. Neither is VSCode. How is Firefox morally superior than VSCode in this regard then?
- NeedMoreTea 8y ago"VSCode silently opts you in to data collection" Sure seems that way. Never had any prompts about it.
- WalterGR 8y agoThe title of this post is FUD. Look for the comment here that says https://imgur.com/a/wii2zVT https://imgur.com/a/wii2zVT is what everybody gets when starting VSCode for the first time. (It’s the 2nd highest top level comment at the moment.)