"The device sends encrypted shards of your seed to different companies if you decide to use the service. You can of course still choose to backup it yourself."

Well, that's at least good to know it's not enabled by default for everyone. That said, knowing that your Ledger now has the capability for your seed phrase to leave your device is damning.

If you use Ledger, it's time to switch to something else such as Coldcard, Passport, or Jade.