• Rikj000
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    7 months ago

    Not on my machine. Or at least, I do everything humanly possible to limit it.

    Either through:

    • Switching to FOSS alternatives
    • Custom patches applied to proprietary binaries.
    • Blocking network access for certain processes

    I don’t expect everyone to become a privacy expert though.

    However I do believe systematic privacy is important, and that we should aim for better privacy laws to keep the intellectual property of the average user safe.

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      7 months ago

      I mean yeah that’s why I use local models that suck completely for code completion. But why single out copilot when every single electronic device is in a permanent war for cloud capital

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        7 months ago

        Well, the post was about copilot,
        so that’s what my comment was about.

        But I agree, fck all big-tech software.

        If it’s not produced by a non-profit as open source, then it’s not worth your time.

        (Due to anti-consumer practices, spy-ware/telemetry or vunerabilities to worry about)