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>opt-out telemetry: go

By default, telemetry data is kept only on the local computer, but users may opt in to uploading an approved subset of telemetry data to https://telemetry.go.dev.

To opt in to uploading telemetry data to the Go team, run:

    go telemetry on
To completely disable telemetry, including local collection, run:

    go telemetry off
https://go.dev/doc/telemetry


Yep, but you're techsplaining to someone who already know this. But still, it's not opt-in. It's always on by default and litters stuff without asking. All that does is create a file but that doesn't remove the traces of all the tracking it leaves behind without asking. This fixes it in a oneliner:

    # mac, bsd, linux, and wsl only
    (d="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/go/telemetry";rm -rf "$d";mkdir -p "$d"&&echo off>"$d/mode")


Like television and telephone, the "tele" (remote) part is the crucial and defining one. Without it, it's just metry.




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