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You seem to be suggesting that Audacity records mouse movements and is a keylogger. Do you have any evidence for that? Telemetry is used to understand how softw

You seem to be suggesting that Audacity records mouse movements and is a keylogger. Do you have any evidence for that? Telemetry is used to understand how software is being used in order to inform ongoing design. Spyware is used to make money from user data. For instance, a website is not spyware--even if it records what links people click. "In software, telemetry is used to gather data on the use and performance of applications and application components, e.g. how often certain features are used, measurements of start-up time and processing time, hardware, application crashes, and general usage statistics and/or user behavior. In some cases, very detailed data is reported like individual window metrics, counts of used features, and individual function timings." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemetry

handrous 5y ago
> You seem to be suggesting that Audacity records mouse movements and is a keylogger. Do you have any evidence for that? I would encourage you to re-read my post, if that is how you took it.
- fouric 5y ago
  Your comment definitely implies that Audacity records mouse movements and is a keylogger. I encourage you to read and adhere to the HN guidelines[1], especially when using vague language to suggest things that are false and then reacting in an incredibly abrasive manner when called out on it. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - handrous 5y ago
    > I encourage you to read and adhere to the HN guidelines[1], especially when using vague language to suggest things that are false and then reacting in an incredibly abrasive manner when called out on it. I was. I had a rude version in mind, believe me. My post is very short and the sentence-diagrams not particularly complex, as far as I can tell. [EDIT] frankly, the "nicer" ways I could think of to say it all felt passive-aggressive as hell no matter how carefully worded, so I stuck with simple and direct. Re-reading the post was apt, respectful advice.

handrous 5y ago

> You seem to be suggesting that Audacity records mouse movements and is a keylogger. Do you have any evidence for that? I would encourage you to re-read my post, if that is how you took it.

fouric 5y ago
Your comment definitely implies that Audacity records mouse movements and is a keylogger. I encourage you to read and adhere to the HN guidelines[1], especially when using vague language to suggest things that are false and then reacting in an incredibly abrasive manner when called out on it. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- handrous 5y ago
  > I encourage you to read and adhere to the HN guidelines[1], especially when using vague language to suggest things that are false and then reacting in an incredibly abrasive manner when called out on it. I was. I had a rude version in mind, believe me. My post is very short and the sentence-diagrams not particularly complex, as far as I can tell. [EDIT] frankly, the "nicer" ways I could think of to say it all felt passive-aggressive as hell no matter how carefully worded, so I stuck with simple and direct. Re-reading the post was apt, respectful advice.