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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 | 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== | ||
* | *Ubuntu | ||
*Snapcraft | |||
*OpenStack | |||
*MicroCloud | |||
*Juju | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Systemd adds age indication ahead of schedule]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Canonical
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Computing |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.canonical.com/ |
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
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Positives
[edit | edit source]Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem
[edit | edit source]Alongside Red Hat and Google, Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,[1] a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,[2] a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,[3] a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.
Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Canonical category.
Tracking
[edit | edit source]Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,[4] which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.[5]
Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.[6] In 2014, this feature was removed.[7]
In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.[8]
Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022—)
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In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out[9] ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.[10]
Products
[edit | edit source]- Ubuntu
- Snapcraft
- OpenStack
- MicroCloud
- Juju
See also
[edit | edit source]Systemd adds age indication ahead of schedule
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "AppArmor". AppArmor. Archived from the original on 16 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ "The app store for Linux". Snapcraft. Archived from the original on 16 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ "Livepatch". Livepatch. Archived from the original on 3 Apr 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ "Snap Store metrics". Snapcraft. Archived from the original on 5 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ "Installing snap on Ubuntu". Snapcraft. Archived from the original on 3 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ Stallman, Richard (12 Jul 2012). "Ubuntu Spyware: What to do?". Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ Hoffman, Chris (29 Oct 2014). "Ubuntu's Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search 'spyware'". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 11 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
- ↑ allo (6 Apr 2018). "How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)?". superuser. Archived from the original on 6 Apr 2018. Retrieved 24 Mar 2026.
- ↑ Scotty_Trees (9 Oct 2022). "How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt?". Ask Ubuntu. Archived from the original on 9 Oct 2022. Retrieved 24 Mar 2026.
- ↑ Sneddon, Joey (26 Jan 2023). "Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users". OMG! Ubuntu. Archived from the original on 13 Oct 2022. Retrieved 24 Mar 2026.