[w1nk]

You're technically correct here due to some sloppy words, but this isn't the point that everyone here is trying to make. We know our terminals can connect to the internet, we don't want them to do that without being instructed to. If our terminals randomly curl'd websites (as opposed to delivering telemetry to a 3rd party), I'm sure the discussion would be similarly displeased.

[smt88]

And what I'm saying is that there's no way to set a terminal's permissions on the host system such that it can access the internet on behalf of the user but cannot access the internet on behalf of its creators.

This is a human problem, not a software one. Your terminal is as trustworthy as its creators. It cannot be locked down to prevent telemetry and still be a useful terminal. That was my original point and it is still true.

No one should use a for-profit terminal emulator, especially one created by a VC-backed startup, full stop.