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by jonhohle 1209 days ago
`telemetry-on` flag. Sending data to third parties should _never_ be implicit or the default. Every PM, marketer, and mid-level manager needs to be firmly reminded that this is grossly invasive, user-hostile, impolite, and creepy.

Without an explicit agreement, it could even run afoul of wiretapping laws (unresolved in courts, as far as I’m aware).
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majorhelmet 1209 days ago
I still think it depends on the telemetry itself. Companies knowing my location at all times? Disgusting and creepy. Company knowing I ran `go help` 200x as opposed to running `go build` 10x is fine imho.
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aatd86 1209 days ago
It depends on the previously installed default.

When you 'go upgrade' your compiler, if telemetry was off it should stay off. No need to further specify in most cases.

If telemetry was on, you might want to turn it off, however.

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