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A comment on VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, telemetry and licensing. Parent comment

Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by immigrantsheep on Monday August 27, 2018 @08:56AM (#17851158)
AFAIK telemetry can be disabled with "telemetry.enableTelemetry": false
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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by Zekio on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:03AM (#17851199)
isn't it agains't GDPR having it be like that?
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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by jonathonf on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:18AM (#17851303)
An opt-in is required under GDPR for personally identifiable information, not "any data ever".

Anonymous/aggregated data collection is allowed under the GDPR, though this data collection should still be made clear to the user (and it is on https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/FAQ#_gdpr-and-...).

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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by chii on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:14AM (#17851265)
wouldn't downloading and agreeing to the eula suffice for purposes of this?
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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by majewsky on Monday August 27, 2018 @10:12AM (#17851569)
No. GDPR requires that users must be able to use the service after opting out of data collection (except if the data collection is required for rendering the service to the user). A EULA, in contrast, must be accepted, otherwise the service may not be used.
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