I think the egregious thing with Wacom is that 1) no one expects a drawing pad to have any need for remote connectivity and 2) use said remote connectivity to s

I think the egregious thing with Wacom is that 1) no one expects a drawing pad to have any need for remote connectivity and 2) use said remote connectivity to share usage information with third parties. More broadly, we need to get away from this whole "but don't other people do the same thing?" dialogue when it comes to privacy. Yes, these issues are prevalent. That doesn't mean it's trivial---quite the opposite, in fact.