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Created page with "'''Canonical''' is software company best known for creating Ubuntu. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth. == Upstreaming == Alongside Red Hat and Google, Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor<ref>https://apparmor.net/</ref>, a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap<ref>https://snapcraft.io/</ref>, a Linux..." |
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Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon<ref>https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do</ref>. In 2014, this feature was removed<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html</ref>, but in 2018 added opt-out telemetry tracking hardware components, software configuration, and crashes<ref>https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic</ref>. | Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon<ref>https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do</ref>. In 2014, this feature was removed<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html</ref>, but in 2018 added opt-out telemetry tracking hardware components, software configuration, and crashes<ref>https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic</ref>. | ||
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