While I do understand the underlying cause and indeed hate things that violate my privacy as much as the next nerd.. you guys know most software phones home for update checks right?

Hell I'll tell you what. Unplug your router from the WAN side and wait a minute. See that popup there on all of your devices telling you you're offline? There's a connectivity check that's been giving out the exact same information the entire time you've had your OS installed

I really do appreciate the vigilance and don't want to discourage the raw energy on display at all but this one might not be the cause to go all in on

On the other side of my own argument it definitely won't hurt to chuck them a GDPR request in a month or two to see what they are gathering :)