It is time to require software to be usable offline and to force manufacturers to declare precisely (down to the bits) what data they send and why. That every piece of "productivity"-software turns into spyware can not continue.
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The number of network connections required to @Microsoft and @Skype servers, to get Word just to start, is now 31. You can no longer say "I don´t want to send diagnostic data", then Word just quits silently. (Please spare me the Open/LibreOffice gospel, it does not apply here.)
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And here is the support document showing that you can only chose between "Basic" and "Full" telemetry, but not "None". I think this violates the
#GDPR. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/diagnostic-data-in-office-f409137d-15d3-4803-a8ae-d26fcbfc91dd …Show this thread
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What happens when there is no local network connection available? Does Word store the data and tries to send it at a later point of time? Does Word just quit, too?
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@Office just refuses to start aka. doesn't display any message at all.
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Danke!
Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why does Open/LibreOffice not apply here? If you want Microsoft to change its ways, you're going to need leverage. LibreOffice gives you that leverage.
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That way you follow Microsofts "take it or leave it" bullying without causing them any trouble.
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