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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by mc32 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:18AM (#24271578)
Agree. Opt out at the minimum. How did software and features ever get done before telemetry?

Efficiency is not always the best humanistic approach. So maybe they support unused features and maybe they let some features wither that lots of people like. Maybe it would make things cost a little more. I think people would be ok with some of those inefficiencies.

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by ksk on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:58PM (#24273413)
>How did software and features ever get done before telemetry?

IMHO, The software today is miles better at UX.

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by breakfastduck on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:56PM (#24274720)
Is that because of telemetry or just the field developing naturally, though?
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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by ksk on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @05:57PM (#24276660)
No, I don't think its just due to telemetry, I think its a combination of multiple factors as you suggested.
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