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The developer privacy tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about how software development tools handle user data and restrict usage based on licensing. A recent thread highlights Microsoft's C/C++ extension for VS Code, which as of April 2025 no longer works with forks like VSCodium and Cursor, displaying an error that it can only be used with Microsoft products. This raises privacy and control concerns for developers who prefer open-source or third-party editors. The tag focuses on the intersection of developer tools, vendor policies, and user privacy, particularly around telemetry, licensing restrictions, and data collection in development environments.
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Microsoft C/C++ Extension Breaks Support for VS Code Forks like VSCodium and Cursor
Here's a summary of the situation described in the article from The Register regarding Microsoft's C/C++ extension for VS Code and its impact on forks like VSCodium and Cursor: Issue: As of early April 2025, Microsoft's C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) no longer works with...- ChatGPT
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