News [OMG! Ubuntu] Ubuntu’s New Telemetry Tool ‘Phones Home’ Monthly

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Changes are afoot for Ubuntu’s opt-in, anonymous system telemetry gathering , including greater transparency with the open-sourcing of the server it’s sent to. Ubuntu 25.10 introduced Ubuntu Insights, a newer, more modern hardware metrics reporting service that is preinstalled alongside the distro’s existing Ubuntu Report tool. The former is used by those who upgrade to 25.10, the latter on new installs. With 26.04 LTS coming, Canonical would like to make Insights the default for all users, including those coming from versions with Ubuntu Report (i.e., Ubuntu 24.04 LTS), and re-seek consent. Telemetry makes folks twitchy so, lest anyone brandishes a […]

Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-insights-telemetry-26-04-lts

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