VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS Code

Re:VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS... by eterevsky on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:26AM (#31608742)

> Unless you can examine what's being sent

You can: telemetry code is open source. For a more detailed reports like crash reports you usually can see the full report and approve it before sending.

> The only reason to collect data surreptitiously

It's not surreptitious at all.

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Re:VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS... by digisign on Friday June 03, 2022 @02:58PM (#31612267)

Microsoft has been caught disregarding consent and engaging in dark patterns... too many times to list here. There's also no way to keep on top of what tens of thousands of employees are doing, or what a present or future CEO might decide.

These blanket statements are therefore not compelling.

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