Of course, that's your right. That's why I vet my software on a per-piece basis. It can be exhausting but I at least know that stuff that I'd be very not okay w

Of course, that's your right. That's why I vet my software on a per-piece basis. It can be exhausting but I at least know that stuff that I'd be very not okay with being shared, is not in fact shared. As said in another comment of mine posted just minutes ago -- practice shows that anonymous telemetry is the only viable way of getting some usage data. Almost nobody fills out surveys. Do most software need those stats? I'd say they don't, but I worked on pieces of software that absolutely needed to know which parts are most used and which are almost not used because the extra features cluttered the UI and confused people, leading to less buys / subs.