JetBrains to opt-in all non-commercial IDE users to training AI models - eviltoast
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The new and updated data-sharing options will be released in the next couple of weeks with the upcoming 2025.2.4 update of JetBrains IDEs. Non-commercial users will get a notification about the updates in the terms of use. For holders of other types of licenses, if you never provided consent, nothing will change.

    • Dave.@aussie.zone
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      2 days ago

      You can opt out,

      You see, the issue I have is that it should be OPT IN. But it can’t be opt in because nobody would and how can they get more free data for the AI grinder then??

      you will know when as you get notified

      After you have been automatically opted in? I’ll wager that there will be a lovely dark pattern that conveniently hides the opt out below the visible “what’s new” text in a popup, requiring you to scroll down to see it, because I’m a jaded cynic.

      • vapeloki@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 days ago

        After you have been automatically opted in

        We will see about that. If it works like other changes you will be notified during the startup with direkt menu deep Link to the setting. If not, yes i will be angry on that and I will inform local authorities (Office for Data protection) because this would violate most likely the GDPR.

        What me pisses me off is misleading and incomplete information.

        nothing special to this post, more in general.