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Audacity now has (((telemetry))) right after changing ownership

submitted by LoliNeko to technology 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 10:00:16 ago (+9/-1)     (www.ghacks.net)

https://www.ghacks.net/2021/05/07/audacity-is-introducing-telemetry-but-in-a-good-way/

According to the comments, it happens after version 3.0.2. Hopefully someone forks it, or we move to something else entirely.


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[ - ] account deleted by user 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2021 17:42:45 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] Tallest_Skil 6 points 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 10:17:08 ago (+6/-0)

Session start and end

You have no right nor reason to know when I use software nor how long I use it.

Errors, including errors from the sqlite3 engine, as we need to debug corruption issues reported on the Audacity forum

If the software crashes, I can send you a bug report. You don’t need to be running something in the background every time I do something.

Usage of effects, sound generators, analysis tools, so we can prioritize future improvements.

How about a survey of which of these is used most often instead.

Usage of file formats for import and export

Survey.

OS and Audacity versions

You literally already know this based on download frequency on your site. This raises the biggest red flag, because they’re harvesting unique hardware profiles from this.

[ - ] TheBodhisattva 4 points 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 10:27:44 ago (+4/-0)

Well that sucks. I havent used it in awhile but Audacity was pretty fucking awesome, and free no less.

[ - ] account deleted by user 1 point 3.0 yearsMay 9, 2021 11:36:31 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] system 2 points 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 12:13:36 ago (+2/-0)

Fuuck. Everything good comes to an end it seems. Should download and save an old version for safe keeping.

[ - ] Hey_guys_whats_up 4 points 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 12:48:40 ago (+4/-0)

http://www.oldversion.com/


I use older programs all the time, older versions of winamp were better and more stable, same for zip unpackers, torrent programs, even VLC has telemetry in the new versions. It's amazing how a program like uTorrent can go from 24mb to 150mb while adding absolutely no new features whatsoever, other than a new ad banner bar and built in media store of course. Lol.

[ - ] Antiliberalsociety 1 point 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 10:31:07 ago (+1/-0)

I use it with internet disconnected anyway

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 0 points 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 13:06:25 ago (+0/-0)

Completely useless trash unworthy of a glance.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 3.0 yearsMay 8, 2021 12:38:22 ago (+0/-0)

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