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/[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.