| ▲ | shevy-java 6 hours ago | |
Wasn't audacity taken over by a company sniffing for user data, some years ago? I noted this down into a local .yml file back in 2021, when Muse Group took over and wanted to telemetry-sniff people. I didn't pay attention to audacity past that point. Also, many accounts on hackernews act very suspiciously, with just raw promo as it if comes from an advertising account. I am noticing this increasingly, where people comment regular news with "this is great!!!!!". That makes no sense. | ||
| ▲ | drdexebtjl 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Yes, but they apparently hired a competent team and listened to user feedback. I don’t think this is astroturfing. Around a year ago they announced their plans for Audacity 4 in an hour-long video and it went somewhat viral, so this is a highly anticipated release. | ||
| ▲ | Mashimo 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
AFAIK it was just regular usage telemetry. Audacity asks you on start if you want take part now. | ||
| ▲ | nosioptar 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Anyone who's dealt with ultimate guitar will tell you they're bottom feeding scumbags. At least, 100% of the people I know who've dealt with UG feel that way. I wouldn't be shocked at all if suspicious comments were bogus. Hell, I'd be shocked if UG wasn't doing something untoward. They also fucked musescore as well. Evil pigfuckers. | ||