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		ryandrake 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xcode constantly phones home As long as it is only done with the user's consent, and the analytics can be turned off by the user, I don't see a problem. But if it's forced and/or done without consent, then it's a problem no matter if you're Apple, Microsoft, Steam, Epic, or any other company.

bt1a 11 months ago [–]

Heh

Can be turned off by the user usually means you must run your own recursive DNS resolver and firewall

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