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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by totaldex on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:28PM (#26640773)
+1 to this. As long as proper privacy concerns are addressed and the data gathering is imperceptible to the product experience, telemetry signals are immensely valuable for improving the product in a variety of ways.
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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by kuratkull on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:53PM (#26641049)
Many users care more about their privacy than your product.
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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by totaldex on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @07:52PM (#26641988)
Certainly true, but it doesn't counter the original claim: Anonymized telemetry collection with proper privacy considerations can have a net positive impact on the product.
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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by fsflover on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @04:31AM (#26644801)
I would agree to the telemetry if all code was FLOSS and everyone could see what exactly was being transferred.
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