But wouldn't it be better if they chose to obfuscate it. Are there any inherent disadvantage in doing so?
Meme or not, but it surely got me uneasy how people behave when they know they are just about to die.
ZorinOS used to send anonymous pings and the user did not had the option to opt out. https://zorin.com/legal/privacy/before-31-may-2018/ Seems now its an opt in service.
Gotta say, that's a poor collection.. I can find better ones for more than 70% of them.