Explain how Google proxy "shenanigans" are any different than "npm proxy shenanigans" or "cargo shenanigans" or "pip shenanigans". It's a service to improve Go ecosystem with anti-spoof security design (which can't be said about those other code download services).
telemetry design is actually very thoughtful, limited and reasonable about what and how much data it sends. Motivation for sending the data is clear (improving Go). It's only a scandal for unreasonable people.