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Does Ubuntu spy on users?

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Meh, allegedly, as far as I remember they weren’t actually spying but accusation persists.

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They included default telemetry around 18.04, u could and can opt out but it was a kick in the balls.

Even then its nowhere near Microsoft, Apple and Google.

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I think the main complaints came from running Amazon searches when you searched in Unity’s dash

Searching for something locally could unintentionally send searches to the internet

They’re removed now that Unity is gone, though

I spy with my little eyes…

Google also: don’t ask about android

Or Chrome

Doesn’t Apple inform (save for “other data”) what it’s spying on?

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Do u remember how they blocked Facebook most invasive functions? Well, they implemented exactly the same but in the os itself a week or two later.

It was a mini scandal back then .

Apple users really are the dumbest… I’m saying this generally, of course. The well-funded, basic bitches of the world use apple silicon… That doesn’t mean you all do, though!

This said, only the saddest use Linux. I’ve used it… I like it… Sigh.

elouboub
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At leat with linux you have the choice to pick a non-spying distro ♥

Adding in preinstalled spyware is being considered over at red hat because apparently they haven’t passed off their community enough pulling CentOS. https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f40-change-request-privacy-preserving-telemetry-for-fedora-workstation-system-wide/85320

Julian
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Anonymous, opt-out usage metrics isn’t spyware. You don’t have to agree with it but calling it that is a huge exaggeration. Plenty of distros have these features already, just opt-in instead of opt-out.

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Plus the goal there is tipically to understand usage patterns for improving things, not selling data. At least for distros maintained by foundations, which don’t operate for a profit.

I’m happy to have my KDE telemetry turned up all the way.

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Lol, everyone is spying، all the time.

Yeah even linux isn’t immune. Red Hat is considering enabling their “telemetry” by default (because rug pulling CentOS wasnt enough to piss off their community) https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f40-change-request-privacy-preserving-telemetry-for-fedora-workstation-system-wide/85320

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Yeah but that’s a distro. Grand Papa Linux would never spy on lil on me.

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No Regrats

Which movie is this?

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