On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 6:13 PM jeremy ardley wrote: > > > On 1/7/24 21:05, Lee wrote: > >> Visual Studio Code allows you to edit HTML and preview it using Live > >> Server plugin > >> > >> https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer > > Thanks, but no thanks. That seems to include the Microsoft spyware > > licensing: https://code.visualstudio.com/license > > Data Collection. The software may collect information about you and > > your use of the software, and send that to Microsoft. > > > VS Code Telemetry is easily turned off. > > https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_disable-telemetry-reporting
Except the license says You may opt-out of many of these scenarios, but not all, as described in the product documentation located at https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-telemetry-reporting. So 1. you can't opt-out of _all_ telemetry. .. at least according to the license. 2. opt-out is evil. Any group that uses opt-out is evil. They only do opt-out because they _know_ almost no one would opt-in. > In the more general case, telemetry is not in itself considered 'evil'. Anything opt-out I consider 'evil'. > For example Debian comes with telemetry that you can enable or disable. > https://popcon.debian.org/ That's opt-in, so a completely different case. > Firefox, and just about any other web browser you use also has > telemetry. e.g. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/telemetry-clientid I know & I don't like it. But it's like apple vs. google -- which one is less evil? I have an iPhone so that should tell you what I think. > To be certain your activity is private you will have to disconnect > completely from the internet as any software that uses any internet > resource will automatically leak information about you. If I use Internet resources I know that I can be tracked .. but **only when using the Internet**. Microsoft spyware is always-on tracking that can't be turned completely off. And if I don't want to leave Internet footprints - or if I just want to give the finger to whoever is watching, I'll use the tor browser. So I have options when I get on the Internet. I don't see any options when the OS or my tools are spying on me other than don't use that OS or those tools. Regards, Lee
