@cwebber it makes no sense. An OS need not interface the internet for machine functionality. This is just a way to ensure every single user has an agent planted on their device for more robust data collection across the US WAN. This seems like one last milestone on the path to subservience. Just think about discussions with C-suite execs about their desire for more data collection. How granular do you want to get? Network monitoring and usage isn't enough, would you like to pay for a license for each device being used on the network to have its own agent? Whoo, that's expensive! No shit, not to mention all the extra storage required to house that growing chest of tidbits to scrutinize later. And that's just to collect data on one's own networked devices! The thought that we, as a society, would willingly give up agency to a cloud of tech lords seems antithetical to the core principles of the #USA