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Fedora's telemetry is planned to be OPT-OUT (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/55H3DT5CCL73HLMQJ6DK63KCAHZWO7SX/

However, we also want to ensure that the data we collect is meaningful, so gnome-initial-setup will default to displaying the toggle as enabled,even though the underlying setting will initially be disabled. (The underlying setting will not actually be enabled until the user finishes the privacy page, to ensure users have the opportunity to disable the setting before any data is uploaded.) This is to ensure the system is opt-out, not opt-in. This is essential because we know that opt-in metrics are not very useful. Few users would opt in, and these users would not be representative of Fedora users as a whole. We are not interested in opt-in metrics.

Essentially they're playing with words to say it's opt in but if you just click Next like most users will do, it'll be enabled. The developer openly admits few users would opt in and complains that it wouldn't be useful.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m almost certain that is not conform with GDPR in europe to pre-enable checkboxes.

I’m no lawyer but I read it that way and will probably be disappointed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it collects user data it is not. If it collects “1 person downloaded an update” it’s perfectly fine

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree, but whatever they say ... who do I trust? I'm paranoid enough to trust only my own network capture.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

If only it was open source. Or if only you could actually do your own network capture. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That’s not what the GDPR is for though.