[alokedesai]

Hey there, engineer from Warp here. Warp never collects input or output from the console. There is only high-level tracking for monitoring app crashes and some feature usage data. Our philosophy is total transparency around telemetry. We’ve created a Network Log tool you can use to watch all events in real-time [1] and we have a full list of telemetry events we record in Warp’s docs [2]. You can also opt out of telemetry in Warp’s settings.

Warp requires a login to support its collaboration features (for example sharing commands with a team). Login makes it possible for developers to collaborate securely.

[1] https://docs.warp.dev/features/network-log [2] https://docs.warp.dev/getting-started/privacy#exhaustive-tel...

[yjftsjthsd-h]

> Warp requires a login to support its collaboration features (for example sharing commands with a team). Login makes it possible for developers to collaborate securely.

So if I don't care about collaborating, can I use it without an account?

[npongratz]

> Login makes it possible for developers to collaborate securely.

Is that the only way for developers to collaborate securely? Aren't there other technologies out there can enable secure collaboration without requiring me to sign up for yet another centralized, opaque, data vacuuming operation?

[trilobyte]

You are never going to get broad adoption if you require someone to sign up to use something locally. Full stop. People who will install any software that comes across Hacker news are going to pause the moment you make them sign up to use a local application.

All of the explanations about how it's not intrusive and only collects X, Y, or Z doesn't matter. There are many apps I use that send crash reporting data, and the only time they do that is when they crash and then they ask me if it's ok. I don't have to sign up to do that.

[thrill]

I'll install and try this as the interactive suggestions look nice (finally, software that can RTFM for me - nice! :) , however, from your description of the purpose of login, couldn't the same effect be gained by locally creating a unique (for warp interaction) ssh key that preserves privacy and yet allows developers to securely communicate by sharing their public keys. A similar process might offer more comfort in deciding to allow the telemetry.