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Linux focused on Privacy ? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hello,

I've heard that Ubuntu may not fully prioritize user privacy and collects telemetry data. Could you please clarify:

Is this accurate? Are there Linux distributions that place a stronger emphasis on privacy?

Thank you 🙏🏼

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[–] 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you use Debian, even the simple “package popularity contest” is a default “no” in the installer.

That said, your personal conception of privacy is gonna be different than lots of other people’s.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Debian will include new systemd age-verification. A way to avoid it is Devuan Linux, which is basically Debian but with sysvinit instead of sytemd.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Ahh, let me be clear: systemd is bad. Age verification is maybe bad.

    The age verification added to systemd is a field in the userdb json that the administrator can set. It’s intended to comply with California law that requires the device attest when queried.

    If that isn’t clear enough: it’s a plaintext field in a text document set by the administrator.

    If that still isn’t clear enough: the California law lets you lie and the systemd implementation is designed to accommodate that allowance.

    Op should use devuan to not have systemd though, that shit sucks.

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