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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe someday they'll discover checkboxes and use them to not have to install these apps in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"What's a checkbox? Oh, you mean that thing we use to trick users into 'consenting' to telemetry?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think I've got it! So on install, we make a checkbox that says:

  • do not install web search in the start menu, but also I consent to Microsoft collecting creepy levels of data about me