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38.194.105.150: Added products mentioned on the canonical website. https://canonical.com/

2026-05-21T07:16:52Z

Added products mentioned on the canonical website. https://canonical.com/

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	*Ubuntu		*Ubuntu
	*Snapcraft		*Snapcraft
			*OpenStack
			*MicroCloud
			*Juju

	==See also==		==See also==

38.194.105.150: Added Snapcraft to products

2026-05-21T07:14:41Z

Added Snapcraft to products

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	==Products==		==Products==
	*Ubuntu		*Ubuntu
			*Snapcraft

	==See also==		==See also==

Matt78: Added "Systemd adds age indication ahead of schedule" to See also section.

2026-05-07T19:12:22Z

Added "Systemd adds age indication ahead of schedule" to See also section.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~		[[Systemd adds age indication ahead of schedule]]

	==References==		==References==

Rudxain: remove Ubuntu self-links, using WP instead

2026-04-17T13:28:03Z

remove Ubuntu self-links, using WP instead

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	'''{{Wplink\|Canonical (company)\|Canonical}}''' is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an operating system based on {{Wplink\|Linux kernel\|Linux}}. It is largely funded by South African billionaire {{Wplink\|Mark Shuttleworth}}.		'''{{Wplink\|Canonical (company)\|Canonical}}''' is a software company best known for creating {{Wplink\|Ubuntu}}, an operating system based on {{Wplink\|Linux kernel\|Linux}}. It is largely funded by South African billionaire {{Wplink\|Mark Shuttleworth}}.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
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	===Tracking===		===Tracking===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174544/https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|archive-date=5 Mar 2025}}</ref> which is shipped by default in [[Ubuntu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303224655/https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|archive-date=3 Mar 2025}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174544/https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|archive-date=5 Mar 2025}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303224655/https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|archive-date=3 Mar 2025}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on [[Amazon]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|website=Free Software Foundation \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317144129/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|archive-date=17 Mar 2025}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|website=PCWorld \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311164248/https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|archive-date=11 Mar 2025}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on [[Amazon]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|website=Free Software Foundation \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317144129/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|archive-date=17 Mar 2025}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|website=PCWorld \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311164248/https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|archive-date=11 Mar 2025}}</ref>
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	==Products==		==Products==
	*~~{{Wplink\|~~Ubuntu}}		*Ubuntu

	==See also==		==See also==

Rudxain: WPlink Linux

2026-04-17T12:25:49Z

WPlink Linux

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	'''{{Wplink\|Canonical (company)\|Canonical}}''' is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an operating system based on [[Linux]]. It is largely funded by South African billionaire {{Wplink\|Mark Shuttleworth}}.		'''{{Wplink\|Canonical (company)\|Canonical}}''' is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an operating system based on {{Wplink\|Linux kernel\|Linux}}. It is largely funded by South African billionaire {{Wplink\|Mark Shuttleworth}}.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

SinexTitan: wplink

2026-03-25T09:41:52Z

wplink

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	==Products==		==Products==
	*[[Ubuntu]]		*{{Wplink\|Ubuntu}}

	==See also==		==See also==

Sojourna at 05:22, 25 March 2026

2026-03-25T05:22:18Z

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	[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		'''{{Wplink\|Canonical (company)\|Canonical}}''' is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an operating system based on [[Linux]]. It is largely funded by South African billionaire {{Wplink\|Mark Shuttleworth}}.
	{{~~Placeholder box\|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):~~
	* User freedom		==Consumer impact summary==
	* User privacy		{{Ph-C-CIS}}
	* Business model
	* Market control}}

	==Positives==		==Positives==

	===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===		===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===
	Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316220151/https://apparmor.net/ \|archive~~-date=2025-03-16 \|access~~-date=16 Mar 2025 ~~\|website=[[AppArmor]]~~}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316210326/https://snapcraft.io/ \|archive~~-date=2025-03-16 \|access~~-date=16 Mar 2025 ~~\|website=[[Snapcraft]]~~}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403104219/https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|archive-date=2025~~-04-03 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]~~}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|website=AppArmor \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316220151/https://apparmor.net/ \|archive-date=16 Mar 2025}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316210326/https://snapcraft.io/ \|archive-date=16 Mar 2025}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|website=Livepatch \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403104219/https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|archive-date=3 Apr 2025}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===Tracking===		===Tracking===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174544/https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|archive-date=~~2025-03-05 \|access-date=16~~ Mar 2025 ~~\|website=[[Snapcraft]]~~}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303224655/https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|archive-date=~~2025-03-03 \|access-date=16~~ Mar 2025 ~~\|website=[[Snapcraft]]~~}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174544/https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|archive-date=5 Mar 2025}}</ref> which is shipped by default in [[Ubuntu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|website=Snapcraft \|date= \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303224655/https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|archive-date=3 Mar 2025}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard ~~\|date=12 Jul 2012~~ \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317144129/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|archive-date=~~2025-03-~~17 ~~\|access-date=16~~ Mar 2025 ~~\|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]~~}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris ~~\|date=29 Oct 2014~~ \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311164248/https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|archive-date=~~2025-03-~~11 ~~\|access-date=16~~ Mar 2025 ~~\|website=[[PCWorld]]~~}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on [[Amazon]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|website=Free Software Foundation \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317144129/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|archive-date=17 Mar 2025}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|website=PCWorld \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311164248/https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|archive-date=11 Mar 2025}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|~~date~~=~~2018-04-06~~ \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406230212/https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-date=2018~~-04-06 \|website=Super User~~}}</ref>~~[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]~~		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=allo \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=superuser \|date=6 Apr 2018 \|access-date=24 Mar 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406230212/https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-date=6 Apr 2018}}</ref>

	===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (~~2022.09 - Present~~)===		===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (''2022—'')===
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|~~date~~=~~2022-10-09~~ \|title=~~updates -~~ How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009180059/https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-date=2022~~-10-09 \|website=askubuntu.com~~}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey ~~\|date=2023-01-26~~ \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013141920/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-date=2022~~-10-13 \|website=OMG! Ubuntu~~}}</ref>		[[File:Ubuntu terminal ad for Pro.png\|thumb\|alt=Running APT update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro.\|Running APT update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro.]]
			In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Scotty_Trees \|title=How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=Ask Ubuntu \|date=9 Oct 2022 \|access-date=24 Mar 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009180059/https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-date=9 Oct 2022}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu \|date=26 Jan 2023 \|access-date=24 Mar 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013141920/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-date=13 Oct 2022}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==
			*[[Ubuntu]]
	*Ubuntu

	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Ph-C-SA}}

	{{~~Placeholder box\|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.~~}}		==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	~~==References==~~		[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
	~~<references />~~
	[[Category:Software companies]]		[[Category:Software companies]]
	[[Category:Linux]]		[[Category:Linux]]

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	===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===		===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===
	Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316220151/https://apparmor.net/ \|archive-date=2025-03-16 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316210326/https://snapcraft.io/ \|archive-date=2025-03-16 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403104219/https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|archive-date=2025-04-03 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===Tracking===		===Tracking===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174544/https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|archive-date=2025-03-05 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303224655/https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|archive-date=2025-03-03 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317144129/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|archive-date=2025-03-17 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311164248/https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|archive-date=2025-03-11 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406230212/https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-date=2018-04-06 \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]

	===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present)===		===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present)===
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009180059/https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-date=2022-10-09 \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013141920/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-date=2022-10-13 \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	\|Description=British software company known for developing Ubuntu.		\|Description=British software company known for developing Ubuntu.
	\|Founded=2004		\|Founded=2004
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	* Market control}}		* Market control}}

	== Positives ==		==Positives==

	=== Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem ===		===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===
	Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	=== Tracking ===		===Tracking===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

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	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]

	=== Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present) ===		===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present)===
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

	* Ubuntu		*Ubuntu

	==See also==		==See also==

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	[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.		[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.

	==~~Upstreaming~~==		==Consumer-impact summary==
			{{Placeholder box\|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
			* User freedom
			* User privacy
			* Business model
			* Market control}}

	~~Alongside Red Hat and Google, Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title~~=~~AppArmor \|url~~=~~https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status~~=~~live \|access-date~~=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		== Positives ==

	==~~Tracking~~==		=== Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem ===
			Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

			==Incidents==
			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

			=== Tracking ===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]

	==~~Ads~~==		=== Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present) ===
	~~[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad~~ for Ubuntu Pro~~\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]~~
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

			==Products==

			* Ubuntu

			==See also==

			{{Placeholder box\|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}

	==References==		==References==