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VSCode collects stats and that's where all the proprietary code of your company is. As long as there is a kill switch, I feel this community is focusing too muc
by websap 5y ago
VSCode collects stats and that's where all the proprietary code of your company is. As long as there is a kill switch, I feel this community is focusing too much on this.
- michaelmrose 5y agoIf its 1970 and everyone smokes and leaded gas was everywhere in the US this doesn't imply that taking up smoking or leaded gas is a reasonable choice it implies rather that people are on average stupid and you should evaluate something other than whether a choice is popular.
- wildmanx 5y agoHave you missed the data breaches left and right in recent ... years?
- websap 5y agoThat's why I'm advocating for a kill switch. I think its reasonable for developers of desktop application to collect some reasonable amount of anonymized information to improve the product, as long as they allow users to clearly opt-out, that's the best of both worlds.