User tracking & Debian
User tracking & Debian
Posted Dec 1, 2016 16:30 UTC (Thu) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523)In reply to: User tracking & Debian by robbe
Parent article: Django debates user tracking
In Debian it defaults to NO.
On Ubuntu it (used to at least) defaults to YES, hence the confusion.
Furthermore popcon.ubuntu.com has been broken for years, so it is unclear popularity-contest on Ubuntu really matter anymore except as a privacy leak.
On Ubuntu it (used to at least) defaults to YES, hence the confusion.
Furthermore popcon.ubuntu.com has been broken for years, so it is unclear popularity-contest on Ubuntu really matter anymore except as a privacy leak.
About apt, in Debian, apt is configured right in the installer to use whatever Debian mirror you like (even your own) so this this is quite different from phoning home. It phones when and where you asked it to.