Someone already shared that news here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5469941.msg63308706#msg63308706It's nothing strange to me, considering that various apps have an
"analytics" option that collects data about how the user uses the app and a lot more that the company wants to know. The real problem is that this option is turned on by default, and those who are not aware that it exists at all are not aware that they can turn it off.
And usually company makes it difficult or annoying for user to opt-out from such data collection.
However, even if the user turns off that option, can we say with certainty that the app still does not (secretly) collect data and send it to someone for analysis?
No, unless you actively monitor network activity of Ledger Live application which almost doing that.
For whatever reason best known to ledger, and hard to comprehend for users, ledger live app is transmitting information about..
Newsflash: So is almost every piece of software on your computer.
Do you use Windows or iOS? Then your OS is transmitting all that data and more to Microsoft/Apple and a
ton of third parties. Do you use Chrome or any browser based on Chromium (i.e. anything except Tor, Firefox, or one of its forks)? Then your browser is transmitting all that data and more to Google and a
ton of third parties.
Any browser based on Chromium? How about Ungoogled Chromium?