Go telemetry could've been useful

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Contents

00:00 Nice things about Go, on the record
01:09 The case against data collection
03:37 In defense of Go telemetry
04:24 Literacy
05:18 How free software / open source works
06:59 Companies are made of people
07:18 Evil operates in plain sight
08:34 Go telemetry could've been useful
10:13 Being a goof for one straight minute

Re: Cambridge Analytica en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_A…

Smart energy meters in France: www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Millio…

Re: Free Software / Open source: just pay attention to your surroundings.

The Google Chrome Comic: www.scottmccloud.com/googlechrome/

Google Chrome secretly logging in users: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/google-backtracks-…

Google Ad Revenue 2022: www.oberlo.com/statistics/google-ad-revenue

Lobbying in tech for the year 2022: www.cnbc.com/2023/01/23/apple-ramped-up-lobbying-s…

Effects of sleep deprivation: www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/effect…