Re: how2 format a flash drive

From	Lee <ler762@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: how2 format a flash drive
Date	2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
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On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 6:13 PM jeremy ardley wrote:
>
>
> On 1/7/24 21:05, Lee wrote:
> >> Visual Studio Code allows you to edit HTML and preview it using Live
> >> Server plugin
> >>
> >> https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer
> > Thanks, but no thanks.  That seems to include the Microsoft spyware
> > licensing:  https://code.visualstudio.com/license
> >    Data Collection. The software may collect information about you and
> > your use of the software, and send that to Microsoft.
> >
> VS Code Telemetry is easily turned off.
>
> https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry#_disable-telemetry-reporting

Except the license says
You may opt-out of many of these scenarios, but not all, as described
in the product documentation located at
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-telemetry-reporting.

So
1. you can't opt-out of _all_ telemetry.  .. at least according to the license.
2. opt-out is evil.  Any group that uses opt-out is evil.  They only
do opt-out because they _know_ almost no one would opt-in.

> In the more general case, telemetry is not in itself considered 'evil'.

Anything opt-out I consider 'evil'.

> For example Debian comes with telemetry that you can enable or disable.
> https://popcon.debian.org/

That's opt-in, so a completely different case.

> Firefox, and just about any other web browser you use also has
> telemetry. e.g. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/telemetry-clientid

I know & I don't like it.  But it's like apple vs. google -- which one
is less evil?
I have an iPhone so that should tell you what I think.

> To be certain your activity is private you will have to disconnect
> completely from the internet as any software that uses any internet
> resource will automatically leak information about you.

If I use Internet resources I know that I can be tracked .. but **only
when using the Internet**.  Microsoft spyware is always-on tracking
that can't be turned completely off.

And if I don't want to leave Internet footprints - or if I just want
to give the finger to whoever is watching, I'll use the tor browser.
So I have options when I get on the Internet.  I don't see any options
when the OS or my tools are spying on me other than don't use that OS
or those tools.

Regards,
Lee

Thread

how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 16:00 +0200
  Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 16:30 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-06-25 16:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 18:30 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 18:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive eben@gmx.us - 2024-06-25 19:20 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-06-26 01:00 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 21:40 +0200
  Re: how2 format a flash drive Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-06-25 17:50 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-06-25 18:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 21:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive eben@gmx.us - 2024-06-25 22:20 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive sd@swampdog.co.uk - 2024-06-27 15:30 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-29 18:50 +0200
          Re: how2 format a flash drive Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2024-06-29 19:40 +0200
            Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 04:40 +0200
              Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 07:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 15:10 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-01 15:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 21:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-07-02 05:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-07-02 06:10 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-02 06:40 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-07-02 06:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 10:20 +0200
                Telemetry, data hoarding [was: how2 format a flash drive] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 11:20 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-07-02 17:20 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 11:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 22:40 +0200
          Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-29 22:50 +0200
            Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 03:40 +0200
              Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 08:00 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 17:40 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 09:00 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 17:10 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-07 23:50 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 04:40 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 16:30 +0200
            Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 03:40 +0200
              Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 03:50 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 07:50 +0200
          Re: how2 format a flash drive Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 08:20 +0200
          Re: how2 format a flash drive Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 08:00 +0200
  Re: how2 format a flash drive Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch> - 2024-07-06 17:50 +0200

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