F40 Change Request: Privacy-preserving Telemetry for Fedora Workstation (System-Wide)
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This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux. This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee. 🔗 Privacy-preserving Telemetry for Fedora Workstation 🔗 Summary The Red Hat Display Systems Team (which develops the desktop) proposes to enable limited data collection of anonymous Fedora Workstati...

the proposal is from a red-hat team member and is proposing addition of “privacy-respecting” telemetry. here’s the link to the hyperkitty thread

  • joe@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    i thought the whole idea was to be the only one who is using your computer. it doesnt matter if they are taking data that cant be used to identify you personally, the road to hell is made with good intentions. and also, i agree that by using telemetry, great insights can help the devs develop a better Linux desktop, but linux is more about the freedom to be let alone if you want to be left alone.

    • joojmachine@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      and how exactly does having telemetry (that can be easily turned off at any time) impedes your freedom to be left alone?

      • joe@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        easy for who? why not use it in the sense of ‘easily turned on.’ and then make it as easy as possible for people to turn it on because it is in the devs and sponsors’ best interest, but making an easy-to-turn-off telemetry is a conflict of interest for them.