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For example, IP addresses are stored in an identifiable way for a day before being hashed and then stored in servers for a year, leaving users identifiable via government data requests. The storage of said data is located in servers in the U.S., Russia, and the European Economic Area. More concerning perhaps is the inclusion of a vague section listing data that must be collected "for legal enforcement, litigation, and authorities' requests (if any)." The type of data collected now includes the computer's processor, operating system and version, the user's IP address, and any crash reports, fatal error codes and messages generated by their machine. According to Fosspost, changes to the privacy policy section on the Audacity website indicate that several personal data collection mechanisms have since been added by the parent company. Two months ago, Audacity was acquired by Muse Group, which owns other audio-related projects including the Ultimate Guitar website and the MuseScore app. You can find links to other useful Open Source audio and audio-visual applications, that you can download and use, in the Audacity Wiki.Popular open-source audio editing software Audacity is facing "spyware" allegations from users for recent privacy policy changes that suggest the desktop app is collecting user data and sharing it with third parties, including state regulators where applicable.Other Open Source Audio and Audio-Visual Applications You may copy, distribute, modify and/or resell Audacity, under the terms of the GNU GPL.

To build Audacity yourself, download the source code.Although there are a number of sellers of Audacity software on ebay, Amazon, Microsoft Store and Apple Store, none of these sellers are affiliated to Audacity, and none have contributed in any way to the Audacity project.Source code and user manuals for some old versions are available on FossHub, as well as AppImages since version 3.0.3.