I allow everything from FOSS that I like, you?
I let FOSS apps collect crash reports and the like. Proprietary stuff though, no chance.
Bug reports and error logs. Helps support the development of the software without it feeling like my data is sold for money unnecessarily.
I generally feel fine if I can preview the payload and it doesn’t contain too identifiable stuff. Even better if you can redact fields. NewPipe has a simple implementation of this where it just opens up your email client with a pre-filled body.
Manual bug reporting by manual log selection.
And FairEmail doesn’t seem to have any bugs. Really. I had issues, but Marcel responded and cleared them within an hour.
Yea he’s an absolute treasure. I think even if he’d stop updating fairemail, it would take years for anything else to even come close to it.
The only issue I ever had was not understanding how to activate the pro features on a new device.
He responded literally within minutes with detailed and easy to understand instructions.
Nothing automatic, if it’s a serious issue I’ll replicate on a controlled environment if they need dumps, but usually a bug report with steps to reproduce is sufficient.
I always turn on KDE telemetry since it doesnt collect any identifiable info.
But honestly, privacy is not the same as anonymity. I would also turn on fedoras proposed telemetry if the draft bill gets approved.
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I’m hostile towards telemetry by default because of how much spyware there is in today’s technology. I’ll only allow it if it’s reasonable ( e.g. a GPS getting your location, system diagnostics for software devs ) and it’s consentual.
GPS is “passive”. It’s basically (i’m oversimplifying) sitting there listening to the satellites each broadcasting info, then triangulates itself based on the passive receipt of that data.
i think they are referencing map apps vs gps as a technology
Hmm… possible… fuck those though. Just buy a Garmin.
Do those have good traffic data? Because some people still need that.
Yeah, there’s a receiver built into the charger.
None. I prefer reporting an issue manually.
Almost none. I want all telemetry off by default, and only gets turned on by me when I want it, and with all conditions and content known.
I like the optional error reports where I can choose just the error report to send.
Of course all this only for FOSS apps.
None. If I encounter a bug in something I care about, I’ll report it myself.
Nothing. Unless it’s for a product I exceptionally like (count=1) I just allow bug reports.
So, if an application crashes on your device, you’re okay with it never getting fixed because the developer has no idea it’s a problem?
Honestly? Yeah, that would be an okay tradeoff. If it’s not, I’d go file an issue with steps to reproduce it like I’d be expected to anyways.
I assume some other dumbass will leave telemetry on
That’s the developer’s responsibility to fix their own shit. I ain’t no snitch.
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Just tell them.
