Why Are Audacity Users Concerned About Telemetry and Is It Really a Privacy Risk?
Introducing telemetry reporting to Audacity has caused a storm in the open source community. But what is telemetry, and is it really as bad for this audio editing tool as its fans think?
The Really Useful Podcast · Christian Cawley, James Frew
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Show Notes
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.
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