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> and you should just call it that instead. And then turn it off using the built-in setting: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_disable-

• aeze 4y ago
  You could also, if you wish, audit the telemetry events and determine if it's worth turning off - or decide that it's okay with you that they're using that data to improve their free product. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_viewing-all-telemetry-events https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_vie... https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_gdpr-and-vs-code https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_gdp...
  • MichaelCollins 4y ago
    Searching for excuses to let the company's product spy on you sounds like a huge waste of time.
  • yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
    I could also just decide that it's okay to use a free editor that doesn't report on me in the first place. I don't need to audit exactly what information vim sends off and evaluate whether it's too much, because "none" is really easy to decide on.
• yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
  - https://www.roboleary.net/tools/2022/04/20/vscode-telemetry.html - "It looks like you cannot shut telemetry off 100%. These settings will opt you of most data sharing scenarios; but not all data sharing scenarios." - Apparently even VSCodium can't kill it all - https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#disable-telemetry