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Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by marlor on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:21PM (#27285863)
Yes, but when you’re Googling, you’re searching for public information.

When you’re using the terminal, you’re mostly manipulating your own data, often in ways that would reveal sensitive information if your terminal history was leaked.

Any attempt to collect data from users’ terminal interactions is indistinguishable from keylogging.

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Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by meowface on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:14PM (#27294066)
They could rationalize it as only capturing the commands and not the arguments, or something. (If that's indeed the long-term plan. No clue; for all I know data collection isn't intended as the business strategy whatsoever.)
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