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The ethical choice is obvious. The distinction is between "What I do with my computer is none of your business unless I choose to make it your business" versus "What I do with my computer is your business unless I choose to not make it your business". It's insane that we are still having to justify privacy as a default, or that people continue to rationalize away the concerns. Yeah, maybe if it's opt-in they won't ha…
Any program is opt-in, so you just don't have to use it. Mayor bummer. Assuming data collection is properly disclosed, ofc, but i don't see anyone here arguing against that. The "there shouldn't be any" argument just seems so entitled with there being such demand / reasons to do so. I applaud everyone trying to find ways to satisfy both sides, as done by the original article.
"What I do on my machine is none of your business, unless I decide it's your business" is a strong argument, presented multiple times in multiple places, and I haven't seen any rebuttal by any Go representative.
You can ignore the community and do whatever is good for business, but it's hypocritical to pretend you're a "community-driven" project if you do that.