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Re:Gitlab ‘rethinking’ third-party telemetry by raxxorrax on Thursday October 24, 2019 @10:23AM (#21344941)
> let admins upload it if they like

If that was the approach to telemetry, I think most users wouldn't have a problem. But currently the word alone makes us rethink about using the product at all.

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Re:Gitlab ‘rethinking’ third-party telemetry by ocdtrekkie on Thursday October 24, 2019 @02:01PM (#21347322)
Indeed. Back when Windows asked me if I wanted to send info about an error to Microsoft so they could improve Windows, I pretty much instinctively clicked yes. Now that they collect the information without my permission, I block it at the network level.
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