> But even if you would be perfectly happy to publish all your printing and device data to the entire internet, I’d still argue that it’s a grim world in which

> But even if you would be perfectly happy to publish all your printing and device data to the entire internet, I’d still argue that it’s a grim world in which HP feels entitled to take it from you. But it's Microsoft who started all this. I remember a few years ago the would politely ask if I want to "send a report" home about a some crash etc. Now they don't bother. You need to bend over backwards to change obscure settings and still can't be sure they don't phone home. Moreover, updates introduce new privacy violations, and people only find it after installing them, so privacy-conscious people have a tough choice. No wonder other companies stopped caring about these things if MS can easily get away with it.