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by RMPR 616 days ago
> but even now some distros are beginning to sneak in spyware.

Citation needed. I remember Ubuntu sneaking in some stuff a couple of years ago[0], but most of the mainstream distros have a clean track record. What are you referring to exactly?

0: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-o...

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New installs make lots of unrequested accesses… fwupmgr, unbound-anchor, ocsp, firefox, all generate telemetry.

Companies have tried buying floss software specifically to add spyware, such as audacity.

It’s not a big fraction of what proprietary OS does, but the threat grows steadily each year.