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> Developing modern software without being able to observe its operation is simply not realistic.

Go manages to do it, as does Linux, and Debian.

I think this sort of thinking is poisonous. Just because it is common does not make it ethical or justified.

Discussion of Go toolchain wanting to add telemetry for these same reasons. This casts doubts on how well they're managing to do it.

https://github.com/golang/go/discussions/58409

They concluded (correctly) that opt-in was the only reasonable approach.

Be careful you don’t hurt yourself moving those goalposts.

>as does Linux

Linux has a lot of telemetry features which businesses can use to aggregate data on how it is operating. These businesses if they identify problems submit patches to fix them.

>and Debian

Debian has telemtry on what packages people install.

https://popcon.debian.org/

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