| it will create conditions that people will go offline

| People are waking up

I really hope you're right.

Given that it's been automatically removed from all VS Code instance, is there any way to check if it was previously installed? It's concerning that there's now no way to check if a sytem has been compromised by this

Doesn't it prompt to uninstall?

I'm worried a move to bluetooth will lead to a mess of propritary protocols that stops devices from one manufacturer working with another

All my equipment (except Tempe) is dual-standard now and my phone see my heartrate, cadence, bike speed (I don't how powermeters, though) in generic OSMAnd navigator application.

Looks like there ARE BLE profiles for these already.