Privacy

[jbcohen]

I hear a lot about the spying that Microsoft does on its customers. Are there any privacy issues in umbuntu? I don't think that Canonical collects any data on their customers.

[DuckHook]

Not a support request.

Thread moved to Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat as the more appropriate forum.

[freemedia2018]

I hear a lot about the spying that Microsoft does on its customers. Are there any privacy issues in umbuntu? I don't think that Canonical collects any data on their customers.

Privacy is a complex issue, Ubuntu's track record is pretty clean on average-- basically the same as everyone else's if you don't include that little snafu with Unity (very old news.)

I don't personally trust the browsers at this point, but that's not Ubuntu's fault. You won't find me using Chrome or Chromium (except to check that some Javascript is compatible) and I prevent a long list of Mozilla-related URLs from resolving. If I'm fair (and I try to be) I would say most days of the year you can trust Canonical a lot farther than Mozilla or Facebook. But it's a good question, actually. The next time Ubuntu is in the tech news over a privacy issue, it will probably be about a Snap package (and it won't be entirely their fault then, either. You've always had the option of installing 3rd-party software, Snap just makes it easier.)

[QIII]

"little snafu with Unity"

Do you mean that little thing that you could just turn off?

[freemedia2018]

Do you mean that little thing that you could just turn off?

Don't do that. Someone asked about privacy in Ubuntu, and I gave the answer they requested-- an honest assessment.

I was being charitable-- specifically to avoid a debate about it. And I really don't want to get into a moral debate about Canonical with a forum administrator. If a years-old issue interests the OP that much they can look it up and decide for themselves. That would be fair.