Canonical
Canonical is software company best known for creating Ubuntu. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Type | Private company limited by shares |
| Industry | Computer Software |
| Official website | https://www.canonical.com/ |
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 is collecting 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 has been added in an opt-out model.[8]
References
- ↑ https://apparmor.net/
- ↑ https://snapcraft.io/
- ↑ https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html
- ↑ https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics
- ↑ https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu
- ↑ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do
- ↑ https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html
- ↑ https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic