"Freak out" is a bit strong, but it's not illogical to dislike telemetry. It's an extra bit of tracking being broadcast by your devices, and as we know from the Snowden docs, the NSA uses collected windows error reporting (telemetry) to help target their exploits.

That someone is worried about these issues does not imply that they don't understand the value of telemetry data for developers. It's just a question of tradeoffs, and it's a decision the user should make.

I don't dislike error reporting in programs. I dislike it when programs call home without asking permission.