There's no such thing as anonymity in 2026, and the documentation[1] listing the collected telemetry uses weasel words like "such as" rather than providing a comprehensive list or just pointing to the source reference. For people who don't audit or turn off telemetry, why don't you?

I am happy the repo explicitly points out and provides a disable for the telemetry though, that's good enough for me.

[1] https://docs.nvidia.com/openshell/latest/observability/telem...

Israel was just caught doing an attack where Google ads would run JavaScript looking for known hardware identifiers from telemetry data they bought. When the ads showed on a target device, they would root you. Without you even interacting with the ad.

> _anonymous_ telemetry

There is no such thing. The mere act of making a network connection reveals things like your IP address (reveals your hosting provider or even your geolocation for residential/mobile IPs), days and times you use the software, your OS via TCP/IP stack fingerprinting, etc.

The network path between you and the telemetry endpoint is always listening, too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A

It doesn't have to be a specific concern. It's better to remove the option than to find out later that you've gotten burned by something you had no way to anticipate.

Don't take chances, give as little as possible. Better to assume you'll get burned somehow and leave it off.

Why give up more information if we have the option?

if you're not paying for the product, you are the product...

Being recorded and observed makes me feel physically uncomfortable.