Audacity latest info

[jerryghr]

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/audacity-free-collect-personal-data-russia-b1878305.html

Jerryghr

[Ronbo]

               YIKES!!!!

[Roger Brenizer]

Thank you, Jerry!!!

[MarkF_48]

From this article it sounds as if the telemetry is optional and off by default.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/no-open-source-audacity-audio-editor-is-not-spyware/

[jerryghr]

I hope they don't have the audacity to share our information!!😁

It is my go to music editing program.

Here are some other alternative programs.

https://lifehacker.com/10-of-the-best-audacity-alternatives-1847230891

Regards,

Jerryhghr

[Roger Brenizer]

Another article about Audacity's privacy policy:

https://www.techspot.com/news/90308-audacity-now-collect-share-personal-data-under-new.html

To avoid the possibility of having your personal information and data compromised, you may want to read the following article:

https://www.makeuseof.com/audacity-controversial-privacy-policy/

A quote from the second article follows:

"Thankfully, if data privacy is important to you, you can still use Audacity without feeling at risk. Some Twitter users have pointed out that as long as you don't update your update Audacity past version 2.4 or reinstall it entirely, these changes will not affect you."