Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
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Re: Linux Mint 19 - Phone Home Private User Data?
@karlchen Well said.
When I give opinions, they are my own. Not necessarily those of any other Linux Mint developer or the Linux Mint project as a whole.
Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
Karlchen, While I agree to a point, I just want it to be opt-in rather than something I have to opt out of during installation. If I trust the distribution, and the team, then I don't really have a problem opting in, just as long as I can later opt out, and the telemetry ends at that point. I trust Mint, they have been utterly transparent, and just good people, Ubuntu, especially after the Amazon issue, I don't trust.
Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
Apparently 18.X Ubuntu has a lack of love here: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubu ... -beta.html
Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
If you go to the System Info panel in Mint you will find a button you can click to send your system info to the Mint devs, it's been there for years.
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Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
Ubuntu ships with “ubuntu-report”, which collects metrics and usage data. This package won’t be present in Linux Mint, no data will be collected or sent.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3555
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Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
That button doesn't actually send anything to the dev team - it simply uploads inxi output to a Github gist. The user would still need to provide the link to the gist to whoever they want to see the info.
The function is currently partly broken in any case as Github recently removed the facility to upload anonymous gists.
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Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
That is interesting. I am old, and I remember the days of (relative) privacy.
Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
I trust LM distro more than most. Trust comes first, then everything else.
I just found quidsup and finding it easy to watch and informative (snap store application hiding cycrtocurreny mining was enlightening). His About says, "Long time Linux reviewer, and creator of anti-tracking system NoTrack. I also focus on IT Security News, Ubuntu, KDE, and Kodi Tutorials, Linux Gaming, and App Reviews."
Youtube @quidsup News that Linux Mint 19 Won’t be SpyingUbuntu ships with “ubuntu-report”, which collects metrics and usage data. This package won’t be present in Linux Mint, no data will be collected or sent.
Monthly News – April 2018
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3555
I just found quidsup and finding it easy to watch and informative (snap store application hiding cycrtocurreny mining was enlightening). His About says, "Long time Linux reviewer, and creator of anti-tracking system NoTrack. I also focus on IT Security News, Ubuntu, KDE, and Kodi Tutorials, Linux Gaming, and App Reviews."
Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
The hard data they are wanting to collect is irrelevant. Hardware specs data will be skewed. VM's will skew data, as well as the folks who are frequent bare metal installers.
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Re: Will Mint 19.x contain Ubuntu's diagnostics data collection?
One of the distros I tested last week asked (during install) if I would like to send my computer's data back to them, but I did not opt in. What annoyed me was it bugged me again about sending the info while I was at the middle of doing something. I may have to check again which one did that when I get the chance.
If you're looking for a greener Linux pasture, you won't find any that is greener than Linux Mint. ;)