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How does the new Microsoft TOS impact VS Code?
I'm worried the new TOS for MS will send all my work to Microsoft for use in training their AI. Is this a valid way to read the changes or am I overreacting?
- gardenfelder 3y agoTOS is here: https://code.visualstudio.com/license https://code.visualstudio.com/license What, specifically, concerns you?
- SushiHippie 3y agoI just looked at the TOS and the Privacy Policy, I'm not a SME, I don't personally use VsCode and I didn't really dive deep into other pages than the TOS and the Privacy Policy, this is not legal advice in any way. From what I've read, vscode does not send your code automatically to their servers, although this may happen through extensions. You can disable *most* of the telemetry via https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_disable-telemetry-reporting https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_dis... Seemingly vscode is GDPR compliant also outside of the EU if I understand this text correctly https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_gdpr-and-vs-code https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_gdp... But, *if* they upload your code to their servers, they will train AI on it, as stated in the privacy policy https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement "For example, to build, train, and improve the accuracy of our automated methods of processing (including artificial intelligence or AI), [...]" Though if you really care about your privacy you shouldn't use VSCode, one alternative (there are many, vsocde is a text editor after all) is vscodium, but many extensions don't work with it because of how microsoft licensed the extensions. https://vscodium.com/ https://vscodium.com/