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Don't update Audacity - VinnyVideo - 07-05-2021
https://fosspost.org/audacity-is-now-a-spyware/
Audacity was recently sold to a commercial entity, which has quickly implemented some worrisome data collection practices.
Don't update your Audacity software - if you're using any version older than 3.x, you should be safe.
RE: Don't update Audacity - Damarioman - 07-05-2021
It sucks that such a good audio editing tool has been corrupted in such a scummy manner.
RE: Don't update Audacity - Gate - 07-06-2021
For those worried about this, a fork has been created that removes all those things.
https://twitter.com/cookiengineer/status/1411913168335650829?s=19
RE: Don't update Audacity - Parakarry - 07-10-2021
So yeah I saw this thread and thought it sounded pretty bad. And I'm sure it is.
But I'm reading that any concerns MIGHT be overblown, and were addressed already.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/no-open-source-audacity-audio-editor-is-not-spyware/
Though take from it what you will.
I just checked, mine is the old 2.0.1.