Absolutely. There are steps that software can take to build this trust, though, like - Have a screen that shows all telemetry that is going to be or has been s

Absolutely. There are steps that software can take to build this trust, though, like - Have a screen that shows all telemetry that is going to be or has been sent - Ask for permission to send any telemetry, or certain types of telemetry (i.e. crash reports) – Publicly share the collected telemetry.