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 🙏🏼

  • doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    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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      23 hours ago

      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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        16 hours 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.