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==Tracking== | ==Tracking== | ||
Canonical | 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> | ||
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==Ads== | ==Ads== | ||
[[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]] | [[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]] | ||
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 | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 11 January 2026
Canonical
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Legal structure | Private company limited by shares |
| Industry | Computer Software |
| 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.
Upstreaming
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.
Tracking
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]
Ads
In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out[9] ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.[10]
References
- ↑ "AppArmor". AppArmor. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The app store for Linux". Snapcraft. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Livepatch". Livepatch. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Snap Store metrics". Snapcraft. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Installing snap on Ubuntu". Snapcraft. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Stallman, Richard (12 Jul 2012). "Ubuntu Spyware: What to do?". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Hoffman, Chris (29 Oct 2014). "Ubuntu's Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search 'spyware'". PCWorld. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)?". Super User. 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt?". askubuntu.com. 2022-10-09.
- ↑ Sneddon, Joey (2023-01-26). "Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users". OMG! Ubuntu.