Audacity branded 'possible spyware' after controversial privacy policy update

Popular open source audio editor Audacity has become rather more familiar with controversy recently than it is probably comfortable with. Concerns built up following the software's acquisition by Muse Group and subsequent changes to telemetry and privacy settings. With the latest changes to its privacy policy page, the controversy continues. Having already faced a fierce backlash and backing down a little in its plans, Audacity now finds itself hit with the label of "possible spyware" by an independent publisher covering open source software. FOSS Post even advises users to uninstall Audacity as soon as possible. See also: This registry hack… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2021-07-05 09:03:53 UTC ]
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Frustrations over the most critical development in digital media shared at flagship industry conference. Continue reading at Digiday

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A History of Ad Tech Chapter 4: The Privacy Reckoning

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[ Digiday | 2023-12-22 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Digiday’s Oral History of Ad Tech podcast, episode 4, the privacy reckoning with Ana Milicevic

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How brands are combining audio and video formats to boost digital campaign success

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[ Digiday | 2023-12-14 15:56:06 UTC ]
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CBC News analysis finds thousands of Canadian authors, books in controversial dataset used to train AI

A CBC News investigation has found at least 2,500 copyrighted books written by more than 1,200 Canadian and Québécois authors were shared online as part of a massive — and now defunct — dataset used to train artificial intelligence. Continue reading at CBC

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In Appeal Brief, Texas Defends Controversial Book Rating Law

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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

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Simon & Schuster Sets New Return-to-Work Policy

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