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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceboo...

Smart energy meters in France: https://www.connexionfrance.com/artic...

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

The Google Chrome Comic: https://www.scottmccloud.com/googlech...

Google Chrome secretly logging in users: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/...

Google Ad Revenue 2022: https://www.oberlo.com/statistics/goo...

Lobbying in tech for the year 2022: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/23/apple...

Effects of sleep deprivation: https://www.healthline.com/health/sle...