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Wouldn't that be like looking through the windows to see what clothes they wear or at what time they go to bed or who they sit at the table with?

Hehe with 'theme' I was actually just thinking about the color of the outer walls, should have made that clear. Even then: passing by a house and peeking through a window once is usually legal and as far as I know doesn't require consent (at least not in my country). Stopping in front of the window and staring inside for hours, not so much. Nor is passing by at the exact same time everyday and peeking inside.

Why does an editor need to do telemetry to begin with? Mind your own business

I'm not advocating in any direction here, be it pro or against telemetry. My point merely is that before making analogies, you'd better first check what telemetry exactly is being collected otherwise your analogy might be completely off.