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Why Are Audacity Users Concerned About Telemetry and Is It Really a Privacy Risk?
When open-source software projects are bought by profit-driven software publishers, it's never an easy ride. With the introduction of telemtry to digital audio workstation Audacity, recently, its new owners have discovered just how tenuous a grip on their audience they really have.
But what is all the fuss about? What is telemetry, anyway?
This week's relevant links
- Audacity Introduces Controversial Privacy Policy
- Audacity Denies It Is Spying on Users
- Windows 10 Privacy Guide
- Audacity Fork Maintainer Quits
- Alternatives to Audacity
Christian Cawley and James Frew are this week's hosts. Follow them on Twitter as @thegadgetmonkey and @jimjamfroo.
Look out for our other shows---subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts and YouTube (be sure to hit the bell icon to be notified of new episodes) for more tips.
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By Christian Cawley
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When open-source software projects are bought by profit-driven software publishers, it's never an easy ride. With the introduction of telemtry to digital audio workstation Audacity, recently, its new owners have discovered just how tenuous a grip on their audience they really have.
But what is all the fuss about? What is telemetry, anyway?
This week's relevant links
- Audacity Introduces Controversial Privacy Policy
- Audacity Denies It Is Spying on Users
- Windows 10 Privacy Guide
- Audacity Fork Maintainer Quits
- Alternatives to Audacity
Christian Cawley and James Frew are this week's hosts. Follow them on Twitter as @thegadgetmonkey and @jimjamfroo.
Look out for our other shows---subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts and YouTube (be sure to hit the bell icon to be notified of new episodes) for more tips.