Telemetry is a different issue and has been discussed extensively on HN. Once activated you can sign out of your account and implement the various measures that

Telemetry is a different issue and has been discussed extensively on HN. Once activated you can sign out of your account and implement the various measures that have been well documented here and elsewhere. It doesn't impact your license or activation state. If that doesn't address your concerns you should't use Windows in the first place. Just as I don't for the vast majority of my machines, workflow, etc.