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> It's not opt-in, so quite likely a breach of GDPR.

This doesn't make any sense. You don't think that every single installation via the iPhone or Android App Store isn't logged and telemetrized?

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In order to use those you agree to terms in advance, and agreed to data processing. That is an opt-in.

It’s really not. I develop mobile apps for clients and we collect analytics (Firebase/GAnalytics, Facebook SDK, hand rolled metrics etc) none of which is opt in. Why is Microsoft held to a different standard?

Ignorantia juris non excusat. You or your clients may also be in breach. MS aren't held to a different standard.

With regard to Apple or Google recording the applications users install from the store I think there is indeed an opt in.

That is the comparison I was making with the new Windows package manager.

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