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On a mailing list discussion on whether or not to add a study to a version of software put out online for testing? You're being ridiculous.


On a foreign company that has been distributing a software in this jurisdiction that does not comply with local data privacy law, specifically the requirement for explicit notification before any tracking happens, and, starting May 8, the explicit opt-in for any kind of analytics or telemetry that may contain personally identifying data.

See: about:addons using Google Analytics without cookie disclaimer or opt-out ability, CliqZ addon receiving parts of browsing history without disclaimer, or any opt-in/-out, unauthorized installation of software on a remote computer (Mr Robot case), and much more.




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