KDE developers are keen to 'learn' more about how people use the Plasma desktop, the hardware they run it on, and the features they enable.
Proton Calendar is a private calendaring solution from the makers of ProtonMail that uses end-to-end encryption of all events, titles and dates created.
Purism announce a suite of privacy focused mobile apps for Android and iOS devices, including a encrypted VPN and chat client, and a private e-mail service.
Users can look forward to greater control over installed applications in the upcoming release of GNOME 3.32. A new ‘Applications‘ panel has been created by developers that offers users more control over the majority of […]
Did you know that the average Ubuntu install takes just 18 minutes? That’s one of several nuggets of information Canonical has collected (and now revealed) thanks to the new “Ubuntu Report” tool included in Ubuntu […]
Ubuntu includes a new data collection tool in its latest release, but exactly what kind of data does it collect exactly? Well, thanks to the doors-wide-open nature of open-source software it’s very easy to find out. […]
Canonical, as I’ve no doubt you’re now fully aware of, plan to collect system data in new installs of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on an opt-out basis. The data they want to collect — forgive the feverish proclamations of […]
Ubuntu wants to collect data on users' systems to 'help improve Ubuntu'. The diagnostic data collection will be opt-out, and enabled by default for all new installs of Ubuntu 18.04.
Crowdfunding for a Linux phone that respects your privacy and keep your data secure is underway by Linux laptop maker Purism.
Unity's controversial online search feature is being disabled by default in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, due for release in April.
An alleged privacy leak with the Unity Reddit Scope in Ubuntu has been uncovered.
Future versions of Ubuntu will not show users Amazon product results in the Unity Dash by default — a reversal of a core feature introduced to desktop users in 2012.