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GDPR requires the opposite, data collection has to be opt in. I don't really see why the telemetry they capture doesn't count as peoples personal data honestly,
by PaulKeeble 5y ago
GDPR requires the opposite, data collection has to be opt in. I don't really see why the telemetry they capture doesn't count as peoples personal data honestly, it should given how much behavior information is available from it.
- matthewfcarlson 5y agoI believe it’s only opt in when it contains user identifying information. Information on did a feature work or not and how long search indexing took isn’t particularly sensitive once you strip off any device identifiers.
- arriu 5y agoBut... You've just described how fingerprinting on the web works. How is this not uniquely identifying information?