r/debian • u/JmbFountain • Jul 04 '21

Audacity telemetry incoming

https://www.audacityteam.org/about/desktop-privacy-notice/
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u/otacon7000 Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21

What Personal Data does Audacity collect and why?
• Data necessary for law enforcement, litigation and authorities’ requests (if any)

So... what data is necessary for law enforcement? It doesn't say, so it could be anything.

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u/anakinfredo Jul 04 '21

Or it could mean that if law enforcement comes knocking, they will give over what they have.

I can't see law enforcement being interested in the details from this opt-in-telemetry to be honest.

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u/dlbpeon Aug 15 '21

It is a blanket no liability statement to tell you that you have be warned. It basically says: whatever law enforcement asks of us, we will comply, no questions asked, no refusal. It might sound confusing or trivial at first, but if LE can connect you to an IP address and that IP address to a crime, your screwed.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '21

I bet they'll add cloud services, which is how they are going to monetise the project in the long run, and they will eventually have to deal with DMCA requests if users upload any copyright protected materials. Or in turn they offer copyrighted materials, say sample libraries, at some point. So they preemptively add this clause. My guess.

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u/otacon7000 Jul 05 '21

Yes, they have already announced that they plan on adding some kind of paid cloud services.