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0 pointsEnsorceled4y ago0 comments

Do you have a reference for "Jetbrains products are ... spyware due to telemetry we can’t see."

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That's the "beauty" of phrasing it like that. It's impossible to prove or disprove.

It is packed in a small teapot orbiting the sun somewhere between Earth and Mars.

If the source code of what you are running is not fully available, assume it contains telemetry or data collection.

I assume every stranger that calls me is a scammer. That does NOT mean that everyone who calls me IS a scammer.

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That's the "beauty" of phrasing it like that. It's impossible to prove or disprove.

It is packed in a small teapot orbiting the sun somewhere between Earth and Mars.

If the source code of what you are running is not fully available, assume it contains telemetry or data collection.

I assume every stranger that calls me is a scammer. That does NOT mean that everyone who calls me IS a scammer.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse