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Re:Ask HN: Are privacy concerns around Microsoft Windows 11 ... by Firmwarrior on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:26AM (#33507948)
It's pretty funny actually. Nobody really uses the data they slurp up, except as an excuse not to fix any bugs or improve anything

"Oh, only 1% of users are hitting this one!" (Reduce priority, ignore, automatically close for "zero bug bounce")

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Re:Ask HN: Are privacy concerns around Microsoft Windows 11 ... by vezycash on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:35AM (#33508094)
>Nobody really uses the data they slurp up, except as an excuse not to fix any bugs or improve anything

And they remove necessary features then lie, "Our telemetry suggests that people don't use those features."

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