Boy, the good ole days are gone when it comes to Windows. I am posting just to help anybody that doesn’t know. This is like a creepy wire tap. If you are actually using Windows 11, make sure to disable and or reduce telemetry in Windows 11 (Privacy). If that actually helps, I am sure there are more ways they send data back but the video link is a simple how to for the telemetry. Here is more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtg_s1GQiMU

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    3 hours ago

    First line on their website:

    QOwnNotes - Free open source plain-text file markdown note-taking with Nextcloud / ownCloud integration

    Dude, a fucking “cloud notepad” is phoning home… Check what you’re installing.