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Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by lucideer on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:15AM (#17851272)
> @bunderbunder I bet it's still nothing compared to the level of data collection that a typical website does these days.

I'd say the opposite. Consider that (a) you typically visit websites briefly and periodically while most vscode users have it open as long as their computer is on, and (b) Electron provides access to lot more device data than the browser sandbox. The reason websites tend to have such far-reaching and devious user-tracking methods is because they're working in such a restricted environment and have to innovate; native desktop apps have far less restrictions.

Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by bunderbunder on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:55AM (#17851484)
Another big difference, though, is that VSCode's telemetry is publicly documented.

So, regardless of what they're able to collect, I know what they are collecting, and how personally identifiable it is, and I know that it's pretty tame compared to what I've seen elsewhere.

Re:VSCodium: Binary releases of VSCode without MS branding, ... by lucideer on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:58AM (#17851497)
Ah, that is a fair point. I hadn't looked at what they collect, I was just speculating about what they could collect if desired.