[tw04]

Umm, you can disable it globally. They have pretty amazing documentation, 3 seconds of searching later:

http://vscode-docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/supporting/faq/#...

Windows

  Close VS Code.
  Open the command prompt.
  Type cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Visual Studio Code\resources\app
  Type notepad product.json
  Replace enableTelemetry=true with enableTelemetry=false.
  Save the file via CTRL+S and exit Notepad. Collection of usage data should now be disabled.

OS X / Linux

  Close VS Code.
  Open the terminal
  For:
  Mac Type cd <PATH-TO-VSCode>/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app
  Linux Type cd <PATH-TO-VSCode>/Resources/app
  Type vi product.json
  Replace enableTelemetry=true with enableTelemetry=false
  Save the file via Esc ZZ. Collection of usage data should now be disabled.

[mook]

The current docs ( https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/supporting/FAQ#_how-to-di... ) seems to indicate that it's just a normal pref now, you don't need to edit the app to do it.

I wasn't able to figure out what version readthedocs was last generated for.

[orbitingpluto]

Telemetry and crash report still enabled by default. Unsure of what will happen upon update if the global settings file is altered.

[orbitingpluto]

Yeah, I've been on that page before. Old instructions were per project. Wasn't motivated to keep checking for changes.

Thanks for letting me know. LMGTFYAAA...