Since the telemetry is opt-in, some people disagree that Audacity should be called "spyware" for including it as an option. From the original pull request: > T

Since the telemetry is opt-in, some people disagree that Audacity should be called "spyware" for including it as an option. From the original pull request: > Telemetry is strictly optional and disabled by default. No data is shared unless you choose to opt-in and enable telemetry. https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/835 https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/835 Ars Technica published an article describing the controversy as "massively overblown" and I agree with their analysis: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/no-open-source-audacity-audio-editor-is-not-spyware/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/no-open-source-audac...