Have you used Firefox? A notification about telemetry is shown on-screen the first time you launch it, including a link (or maybe button, I forget) taking you to the settings page where it can be disabled.
If you're talking about telemetry collection in general, and not specifically Firefox, then nevermind.
I don't find telemetry bad in any way, provided that it is non-identifying telemetry, so I don't mind that it's on by default. There should always be an option to turn it off for those that want to.
Many, many more applications collect telemetry than people suspect, and for every application you know of that collects it, there are a dozen that collect it without telling you.
You are right about notifications being over used. We've all gotten notification fatigue, now, because every website thinks it's own notifications are super important. I want notifications when major news events happen, when my wife texts me, and for nothing else. I do not, and will not ever, care to be notified the instant a website has new content.
If you're talking about telemetry collection in general, and not specifically Firefox, then nevermind.
I don't find telemetry bad in any way, provided that it is non-identifying telemetry, so I don't mind that it's on by default. There should always be an option to turn it off for those that want to.
Many, many more applications collect telemetry than people suspect, and for every application you know of that collects it, there are a dozen that collect it without telling you.
You are right about notifications being over used. We've all gotten notification fatigue, now, because every website thinks it's own notifications are super important. I want notifications when major news events happen, when my wife texts me, and for nothing else. I do not, and will not ever, care to be notified the instant a website has new content.