Re:Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network
by ptx on Thursday October 11, 2018 @06:32AM
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Telemetry is not like storing your shipping address, though. It's more like the delivery guy delivering to your shipping address, waiting for you to turn your back and then rummaging through the stuff in your house – unless you happen to shout the magic phrase "Simon says no telemetry!" as soon as you open the door.
Re:Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network
by zaarn on Thursday October 11, 2018 @07:05AM
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Not really. It's more like the delivery guy noting how long on average you take to get to the door and the average size of packages with the intention of being able to optimize the delivery route and pick the correct delivery vehicle.
Re:Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network
by justinclift on Thursday October 11, 2018 @08:20AM
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Since we're just talking telemetry, wouldn't it be more like the delivery guy turning up and taking note of all the contents in your house - including make and model numbers where available - their exact position in each room, which container(s) they're in, the size and position of the nearest windows, and also the make & model number of the alarm system you have.
All "to provide you the best delivery service possible".
Yeah, right. That's completely above board. Suuuuuuure.
You don't need consent to store the shipping address of a customer and you don't need to consent to run basic analytics on your database to see what products are popular and how many customers you have. You also don't need consent to process the IP address in the TCP connection from the customer browser so you can show a website (though you do need consent if you log the entire IP for analytics purposes).