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by PragmaticPulp 1611 days ago
> Does it collect user metrics like a lot of software does or does it actually steal designs?

The reports mark it as a Trojan/backdoor. This means it gives the company remote access to the machine. They can do whatever they want with it.

This isn’t anything like analytics reporting.

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Anything with remote updates falls into that category.