On 05/07/2021 07.06, Mathias Homann wrote:
Am Montag, 5. Juli 2021, 06:06:51 CEST schrieb Simon Lees:
On 7/5/21 7:27 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 04/07/2021 23.27, Mathias Homann wrote:
The audacity audio editor?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor)
«In July 2021, Audacity updated its privacy policy to include a clause that allowed Muse Group to collect "data necessary for law enforcement, litigation and authorities’ requests".[14] The change was met with controversy.[15][16]»
14 "Desktop Privacy Notice". Audacity ®. Retrieved July 4, 2021. 15 "Audacity may collect "Data necessary for law enforcement, litigation" and more | Hacker News". news.ycombinator.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021. 16 "Audacity may collect "Data necessary for law enforcement, litigation and authorities' requests (if any)" according to new privacy notice". reddit. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
Or as Neal suggested because it is open source nothing stops us from continuing to ship a version with that "feature" patched out.
Cheers
but that "patched out" version would not send a clear, strong "f*ck you" to the people behind such violation of privacy laws.
In a way, it would. They don't get the data they love. Signalling: "you don't own that software". -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)