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	===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===		===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===
	Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316220151/https://apparmor.net/ \|archive-date=2025-03-16 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316210326/https://snapcraft.io/ \|archive-date=2025-03-16 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403104219/https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|archive-date=2025-04-03 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===Tracking===		===Tracking===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174544/https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|archive-date=2025-03-05 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303224655/https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|archive-date=2025-03-03 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317144129/https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|archive-date=2025-03-17 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311164248/https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|archive-date=2025-03-11 \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406230212/https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|archive-date=2018-04-06 \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]

	===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present)===		===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present)===
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009180059/https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|archive-date=2022-10-09 \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013141920/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|archive-date=2022-10-13 \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	{{CompanyCargo		{{Stub}}{{CompanyCargo
	\|Description=British software company known for developing Ubuntu.		\|Description=British software company known for developing Ubuntu.
	\|Founded=2004		\|Founded=2004
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	* Market control}}		* Market control}}

	== Positives ==		==Positives==

	=== Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem ===		===Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem===
	Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	=== Tracking ===		===Tracking===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

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	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]

	=== Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present) ===		===Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present)===
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

	* Ubuntu		*Ubuntu

	==See also==		==See also==

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	[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.		[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.

	==~~Upstreaming~~==		==Consumer-impact summary==
			{{Placeholder box\|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
			* User freedom
			* User privacy
			* Business model
			* Market control}}

	~~Alongside Red Hat and Google, Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title~~=~~AppArmor \|url~~=~~https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status~~=~~live \|access-date~~=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.		== Positives ==

	==~~Tracking~~==		=== Upstreaming in the Linux ecosystem ===
			Alongside Red Hat and [[Google]], Canonical makes up a substantial portion of upstream security patches in the Linux ecosystem. They maintain AppArmor,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=AppArmor \|url=https://apparmor.net/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[AppArmor]]}}</ref> a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The app store for Linux \|url=https://snapcraft.io/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Livepatch \|url=https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Livepatch]]}}</ref> a system to patch the Linux kernel without needing to reboot.

			==Incidents==
			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

			=== Tracking ===
	Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]

	==~~Ads~~==		=== Ad for Ubuntu Pro when using APT (2022.09 - Present) ===
	~~[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad~~ for Ubuntu Pro~~\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]~~
	In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

			==Products==

			* Ubuntu

			==See also==

			{{Placeholder box\|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}

	==References==		==References==

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		{{CompanyCargo
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Canonical Ltd~~.		\|Description=British software company known for developing Ubuntu.
	\| ~~Type~~ = ~~Private company limited by shares~~		\|Founded=2004
	\| ~~Founded~~ = ~~2004~~		\|Industry=Computing
	\| ~~Industry~~ = ~~Computer Software~~		\|Logo=Canonical logo 2023.svg
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://www.canonical.com/		\|ParentCompany=
	~~\| Logo = Canonical logo 2023.svg~~		\|Type=Private
			\|Website=https://www.canonical.com/
	}}		}}

	[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.		[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)\|'''Canonical''']] is a software company best known for creating Ubuntu, an Operating system based on Linux. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.

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	==Tracking==		==Tracking==

	Canonical ~~is collecting~~ user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>		Canonical collects user telemetry from Snap,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Snap Store metrics \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref> which is shipped by default in Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installing snap on Ubuntu \|url=https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Snapcraft]]}}</ref>

	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>
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	==Ads==		==Ads==
	[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]
	Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service ~~to apt~~ when ~~updating Ubuntu in September of 2022~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>		In September 2022, Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service when using APT.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Fix the fix

2026-01-11T16:27:17Z

Fix the fix

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	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes ~~was~~ added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes were added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>

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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Fix tense

2026-01-11T16:26:58Z

Fix tense

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	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes ~~has been~~ added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes was added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>

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2A02:C7C:1488:8700:24C9:1710:ECDD:A64B: added more details to citations

2025-11-05T23:25:47Z

added more details to citations

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	Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>		Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|date=12 Jul 2012 \|title=Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? \|url=https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Free Software Foundation]]}}</ref> In 2014, this feature was removed.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Chris \|date=29 Oct 2014 \|title=Ubuntu’s Unity 8 desktop will remove the Amazon search ‘spyware’ \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=16 Mar 2025 \|website=[[PCWorld]]}}</ref>

	In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes has been added in an opt-out model.<ref>https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic</ref>		In 2018, telemetry tracking for hardware components, software configuration, and crashes has been added in an opt-out model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-06 \|title=How to opt-out usage data collection in Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)? \|url=https://superuser.com/questions/1311588/how-to-opt-out-usage-data-collection-in-ubuntu-18-04-bionic \|website=Super User}}</ref>

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	[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]
	Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service to apt when updating Ubuntu in September of 2022.<ref>https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad</ref>		Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-09 \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt \|website=askubuntu.com}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service to apt when updating Ubuntu in September of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sneddon \|first=Joey \|date=2023-01-26 \|title=Ubuntu's New Terminal 'Ad' is Angering Users \|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad \|website=OMG! Ubuntu}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

2A02:C7C:1488:8700:24C9:1710:ECDD:A64B: /* Ads */ fix cite error

2025-11-05T23:17:30Z

Ads: fix cite error

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	[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]		[[File:Grafik.png\|alt=Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro\|thumb\|Running apt update in the terminal shows an ad for Ubuntu Pro]]
	Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|title= \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service to apt when updating Ubuntu in September of 2022.<ref>https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad</ref>		Canonical started adding opt-out<ref>{{Cite web \|title=updates - How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt? \|url=https://askubuntu.com/questions/1434512/how-to-get-rid-of-ubuntu-pro-advertisement-when-updating-apt}}</ref> ads for their Ubuntu Pro service to apt when updating Ubuntu in September of 2022.<ref>https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad</ref>

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Plankton: categories

2025-10-24T15:07:09Z

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