Re: F42 Change Proposal: Opt-In Metrics for Fedora Workstation (system-wide)

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On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 7:30 AM Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2024 at 06:39:04AM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 4:53 AM Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 06:32:17PM +0200, Ralf Corsépius wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Am 02.07.24 um 4:44 PM schrieb Michael Catanzaro:
> > > > >On Tue, Jul 2 2024 at 04:05:11 PM +02:00:00, Ralf Corsépius
> > > > ><rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >>Is this the same cheat as with Fedora's "installation ids" and Firefox's
> > > > >>"phone home" features?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>This stuff is activated by default, which means at the point a user
> > > > >>deactivates them, he already is "collected".
> > > > >
> > > > >This metrics system will be really disabled until it is enabled.
> > > > >
> > > > >This only works because the dnf installation counting metrics are
> > > > >enabled by default, though.
> > > >
> > > > IMO, this and firefox's behavior needs to be changed, ASAP. Their
> > > > behavior is intolerable.
> > > >
> > > > >Without the dnf metrics to compare to, we wouldn't be able to know
> > > > >how many users agree to enable metrics collection unless we send
> > > > >one metrics event to indicate that metrics are being turned off.
> > > > >This is going to be a pretty imperfect comparison, but it will
> > > > >have to suffice because I figured an "I don't want to enable
> > > > >metrics" metric would not be well-received.
> > > >
> > > > My point is: Any "metrics", which makes individuals identifiable
> > > > must be strictly optional. One way to make this possible would be to
> > > > make the packages implementing this strictly optional.
> > >
> > > And to make this point clearer, in many countries this isn't just a
> > > "nice to have", it's the law that it should work this way.
> > >
> >
> > That is clearly not true, or otherwise Microsoft Windows and Apple
> > macOS/iOS would be architected quite differently.
>
> I obviously can't comment on what Microsoft or Apple do or don't do,
> but GDPR is very clear on consent:
>
> https://www.gdpreu.org/the-regulation/key-concepts/consent/
>
> and in UK law:
>
> https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/a-guide-to-lawful-basis/lawful-basis-for-processing/consent/
>
> > Not being active is not the same thing as requiring a particular
> > software architecture.
>
> There's no requirement for software to be written in any particular
> way, but it has to obey the law.
>

It's already not enabled by default and you have to explicitly consent
to collect these metrics. Upgrades don't get it enabled, and new
installs ask the users on first boot.



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