I have deleted all my Ubuntu installations and replaced them with Debian.
This is a massive shift - never before have I seen an open source project with volunteer contributors go down the route of misleading users for the financial gain of the project founder.
Anyone who cares about open/free software principles should abandon this project unless the system is altered to respect user consent and privacy.
That means - opt in, explicit consent, and if it's not already, open source for the server-side part of this feature, with the option to use third party servers one might be more inclined to trust.
This feature causes all community members to violate the code of conduct. Bug report:
https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ dash/+bug/ 1070598
I have deleted all my Ubuntu installations and replaced them with Debian.
This is a massive shift - never before have I seen an open source project with volunteer contributors go down the route of misleading users for the financial gain of the project founder.
Anyone who cares about open/free software principles should abandon this project unless the system is altered to respect user consent and privacy.
That means - opt in, explicit consent, and if it's not already, open source for the server-side part of this feature, with the option to use third party servers one might be more inclined to trust.