+DonC Subscriber² Posted July 5, 2021 Subscriber² Share Posted July 5, 2021 Apple Insider have reported that Audacity changed hands in May this year and that it "collecting data on its users and sharing it with other firms, as well as sending the data to Russia." https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/04/open-source-audacity-deemed-spyware-over-data-collection-changes/amp/ spacelordmaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Whoa. Thanks for the heads up. That is so disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted July 5, 2021 MVC Share Posted July 5, 2021 Does anyone have a recommendation for an alternative? oceanaudio maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake89 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, virtorio said: Does anyone have a recommendation for an alternative? oceanaudio maybe? besides Ocreanaudio you can get DarkAudacity, but it hasn't been updated in 2+yrs. Here's 2 others, Wavosaur and WavePad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Unfortunate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMorpheousx416 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 How many installed FaceApp before it "shocked" the world being revealed as just that. Except, the agreement was right there.. "we're taking your info, and we'll use it as we please". A sad day in the history of good applications. I used Audacity back in the beginning of the MP3 era, to create custom songs before apps like Nero and Roxio made it to fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spy beef Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Just block it from accessing the internet with Windows firewall. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Marujan and Fleet Command 1 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marujan Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 7 hours ago, virtorio said: Does anyone have a recommendation for an alternative? oceanaudio maybe? restrict Audacity access to internet its so simple ps: use 2019y version with disabled updates if big paranoia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Marujan said: restrict Audacity access to internet its so simple ps: use 2019y version with disabled updates if big paranoia Or better, find an alternative. You guys really install trash like that under the premise of just blocking it’s internet access? Wow. spy beef, Fleet Command, +virtorio and 1 other 2 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted July 7, 2021 Supervisor Share Posted July 7, 2021 Hello, The changes have not been implemented in the current version of Audacity, v3.0.2, which was released in April, 2021. As for alternatives, perhaps GoldWave? I used to use it back in the Windows 95 days for editing audio files. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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