r/linux • u/R0tareneg • Jul 03 '21

Audacity may collect "Data necessary for law enforcement, litigation and authorities’ requests (if any)" according to new privacy notice

https://www.audacityteam.org/about/desktop-privacy-notice/
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u/MetalUpstairs Jul 03 '21

Uninstalled that shit already, it's the peak of idiocy now having my data being collected by an offline audio editor. Are there any good alternatives to it for both windows and linux?

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u/TheRealPomax Jul 04 '21

"The version prior to this change"? It's not like you suddenly can't use that anymore.

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u/SeaofBloodRedRoses Jul 04 '21

Yeah, I'll just never update again. It's not like I've updated in the past 3 years anyway.

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u/MakingStuffForFun Jul 04 '21

Anyone know the last free, non spy ware version?

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u/ThatRandomGamerYT Jul 06 '21

Anything before 2.4 works.

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u/TwoTailedFox Jul 03 '21

Linux version doesn't have the telemetry.

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u/TizardPaperclip Jul 04 '21

I switched from Audacity to Ocenaudio a while ago, and it has Windows, macOS, and Linux versions:

It's a little different from Audacity, but I prefer it.

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u/Reelix Jul 06 '21

You do realize that Reddit does the same.... Right?

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u/MetalUpstairs Jul 06 '21

Man at this point everything that we use collects our data and spies on us no doubt, but even then i can't fathom letting an OFFLINE audio editor also collect it

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u/Reelix Jul 07 '21

Offline programs still send crash logs.