> people don't do what you want if you give them the choice, so you lean towards not giving them the choice rather than respecting their wishes This nicely sum

> people don't do what you want if you give them the choice, so you lean towards not giving them the choice rather than respecting their wishes This nicely summarizes a very popular approach to telemetry – and to a variety of user-hostile behaviors. Web sites (for example) seem to have mastered the "fight against user preferences" approach, trying to play video when autoplay is blocked, using javascript modals since pop-up windows are blocked, fighting ad blockers, ignoring "do not track", etc.. If users are given any choice, usually it's a difficult opt-out process, which is more effective precisely because it makes it harder for users to make the choice that you don't want them to make, even if it isn't their actual preference. For an extreme example, see Facebook's (anti) privacy settings. Commonly used dark patterns further amplify user manipulation.