Audio editor Audacity has the audacity to add telemetry collection -- and users are not happy

Whatever the reasons behind it, the inclusion of telemetry collection in software never goes down well -- as Microsoft knows all too well from the reaction to Windows 10 telemetry. Now, open-source audio editor Audacity has taken the decision to add such data capture into the software. The development team stresses that telemetry exists solely to 'identify product issues early', but there has already been quite a backlash. The sharing of data with Google and Yandex has not gone well. The development team stresses that telemetry is disabled by default and is optional, but there has been a vocal response… [Continue Reading]