Fedora considers "privacy-preserving" telemetry [LWN.net]

Fedora considers "privacy-preserving" telemetry

Posted Jul 7, 2023 18:11 UTC (Fri) by brunowolff (guest, #71160)
In reply to: Fedora considers "privacy-preserving" telemetry by adam820
Parent article: Fedora considers "privacy-preserving" telemetry

> I think if people really want to see Desktop Linux become more cohesive, user-friendly, and accessible in this age of Steam Decks and increased interest from non-Linux-y types, this is a good opportunity to tackle some of those fronts.

I'd like to see more attention to privacy in the free software echo system. I don't know that I have too much in common with the kind of person that wants to use Steam Decks. Gog is a much better compromise for using proprietary games in my opinion.

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Fedora considers "privacy-preserving" telemetry

Posted Jul 7, 2023 21:44 UTC (Fri) by adam820 (subscriber, #101353) [Link]

> I don't know that I have too much in common with the kind of person that wants to use Steam Decks.

That's fine, but there's lot of people who do, and see it as a way forward for Linux, much like Android phones and every other mass market device. It's getting a lot of people (read: kids) with their hands on a device that runs a full Linux desktop. This is how you get the next generation of people interested in this: the tinkerers, the curious, the gamers, etc. This isn't some computer you have to make an effort to install Linux on, it's already there, by default.

The entire point of the post was "we want to collect data but do it in the most privacy-preserving anonymous way possible, complete with opt-out, full control, and community transparency" and somehow that fails to meet the bar for "attention to privacy".

Be concerned about privacy, sure. It's important. But walk and chew gum; some of us would like a more usable/consistent Desktop experience.