Nov 16, 2025
Most Viewedis audacity spyware
Audacity was accused of becoming "spyware" after Muse Group updated its privacy policy in mid‑2021 to describe telemetry and limited data collection; Muse/Audacity denied it was spyware and said the w...
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Most ViewedIs Audacity safe to use after the Muse Group changes and recent privacy updates?
Audacity’s safety debate centers not on malware but on a 2021 privacy-policy change under Muse Group that introduced limited telemetry (IP address, OS version, CPU type) for update-checking and option...
Dec 2, 2025
Most ViewedWhat data does Audacity collect and how is it transmitted?
Audacity’s desktop privacy notice says the app collects limited telemetry: IP address, operating system name/version, CPU type and optional crash reports; update-checking requires a network connection...
Jan 5, 2026
Are there reputable open-source forks or alternatives to Audacity without telemetry?
There are reputable, privacy-focused forks and alternatives to Audacity that explicitly position themselves as minimizing or eliminating telemetry, most notably the open-source fork Tenacity; broader ...