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		permo-w on May 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Malicious VSCode extensions with more than 45k ins... Darcula Dark could easily be what it says it is, which is an innocent take on the VS Code’s default Darcula theme. I’d be willing to bet there are innocent VSCode extensions with Darcula in the title, and I don’t think that’s unreasonable or traitorous of any kind of intent

pdimitar on May 23, 2023 [–]

Still doesn't excuse telemetry for something as trivial though.

Innocent == 100% offline and benefiting society. If they need telemetry for a color theme then they are not innocent.

permo-w on May 23, 2023 | [–]

I’m not defending the package, just pointing out that sharing a namespace doesn’t instantly imply guilt

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