If it's between harvesting my data and flipping a lever a dozen times, I'll flip the lever.

Why do we collectively continue to give up privacy to spare us the most innocuous of "inconveniences"?

What data do you think they're "harvesting"? If they're counting how many shots I pull and judging me by my choice of brew temp, I can live with that. The app adds a lot of convenience and saves having to have some sort of UI or manual control on the machine itself.

I understand the concerns with telemetry, but I can’t bring myself to care if La Marzocco can track how often I backflush my espresso machine.

But if it’s a principled thing for you, I get it.