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fruechtchen@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 4 years ago

pull request to add google analytics to open source music software audacity creates big protest

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pull request to add google analytics to open source music software audacity creates big protest

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Basic telemetry for the Audacity by crsib · Pull Request #835 · audacity/audacity
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This request provides the basic telemetry for Audacity. To implement the network layer libcurl is used to avoid issues with the built-in networking of the wxWidgets. Universal Google Analytics is u...
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    I have personally nothing against telemetry when it is properly explained, with a clear way to disable it.

    Obviously, it isn’t acceptable to have FLOSS software use Google Analytics for that.

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    I haven’t read all of this, but why do they insist on using Google? Analytics that are disabled by default and non-Google would probably be fine.

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      Plausible Analytics would be a good non-Google and privacy respecting alternative. Voluntary surveys for Audacity users would be also a good option.

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    Nice start by Muse

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    see also: https://lemmy.ml/post/63011

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    See also : https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/07/audacity_telemetry/

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    https://musescore.org/en/telemetry

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    Sketchy google

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