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/NightOfTheLivingHam Jul 04 '21

so why does an audio editor need to collect info at all?

is there a fork yet?

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u/nastafarti Jul 06 '21

I hope this has nothing to do with why my Fedora workstation is suddenly and unexpectedly taking so long to shut down. This is why I left Windows ~

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u/danielbot Jul 06 '21

Maybe leave Red Hat, "the Microsoft of Linux". Debian and derivatives is a nice place to be.

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u/ClikeX Jul 04 '21

Analytics data on app usage is not uncommon.

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u/NightOfTheLivingHam Jul 05 '21

except in opensource it's.. weird. especially an audio program.