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New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - robkelk - 02-16-2018
The Register: Ubuntu wants to slurp PCs' vital statistics – even location – with new desktop installs - Data harvest notice will be checked by default
Also, software will be installed "to spot trends in package usage and help us to focus on the packages which are of most value to our users" and "to automatically send anonymous crash reports without user interruption."
So... which Linux distros are good nowadays? With this stunt, Ubuntu just took itself off that list, IMHO.
RE: New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - SilverFang01 - 02-16-2018
When I use Linux, it's either linux Mint, Fedora or Manjaro.
RE: New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - LulzKiller - 02-16-2018
Didn't they already do this with Amazon?
RE: New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - robkelk - 02-16-2018
I thought the Amazon implementation was opt-in , not opt-out...?
RE: New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - hazard - 02-16-2018
I'm not sure 'opt out' is legal in the Netherlands when it comes to private information handling.
RE: New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - SilverFang01 - 02-16-2018
(02-16-2018, 12:03 PM)robkelk Wrote: I thought the Amazon implementation was opt-in , not opt-out...?
Originally it was enabled by default, then they changed it after the outcry.
RE: New installs of Ubuntu want your private data - LynnInDenver - 02-16-2018
Go ahead and check this list: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html
The only one of those that I've heard of is PureOS.