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		shittyadmin on Sept 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft intercepting Firefox, Chrome installatio... Do they not also run popularity-contest to collect installation data on packages like Debian did? Or did they get rid of that?

mrob on Sept 12, 2018 | [–]

Debian's popularity contest is opt-in (not even installed unless you request it), and AFAIK has always been this way.

popey on Sept 12, 2018 | [–]

No. We don't.

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