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When it's free, you are the product: "It’s important to note that, if you’re using a non-commercial license, you cannot opt out of the collection of anonymous
by deafpolygon 1y ago
When it's free, you are the product:
"It’s important to note that, if you’re using a non-commercial license, you cannot opt out of the collection of anonymous usage statistics. We use this information to improve our products. The data we collect is exclusively that of anonymous feature usages of our IDEs."
I'm aware it's common practice, but it's always good to read the fine print.
- sofixa 1y agoDo you think JetBrains are making money of usage statistics of their IDE? It's much more likely they use those stats to know which parts and features of their products are used, and therefore which need improvements/love/prominence.
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- deafpolygon 1y agoI have no idea what they're doing - only that now, the product contains telemetry and if I want to use the free product, I cannot opt-out. I don't consent to being tracked.