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[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)|'''Canonical''']] is software company best known for creating Ubuntu. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.

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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.

==~~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>https://apparmor.net/</ref>, a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap<ref>https://snapcraft.io/</ref>, a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch<ref>https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html</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 |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.

~~Canonical~~ is ~~collecting user telemetry from Snap<ref>https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap~~-~~store-metrics</ref>, which~~ is ~~shipped by default~~ in ~~Ubuntu<ref>https~~:~~//snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu</ref>~~.

==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]].

~~Previously,~~ Canonical ~~sent local file search queries to their own servers~~, ~~which were used to recommend ads on Amazon~~<ref>https://~~www~~.~~fsf~~.org/~~blogs~~/~~rms~~/~~ubuntu~~-~~spyware~~-~~what~~-to-do</ref>. ~~In 2014, this feature was removed~~<ref>https://~~www~~.~~pcworld~~.~~com~~/~~article~~/~~436097~~/~~ubuntus~~-~~unity~~-8-~~desktop-removes~~-~~the~~-~~amazon~~-~~search~~-~~spyware.html~~</ref>.

===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 |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>

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>.

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 |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)===

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==

*Ubuntu

==See also==

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

==References==

[[Category:Software companies]]

[[Category:Linux]]

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-[[wikipedia:Canonical_(company)|'''Canonical''']] is software company best known for creating Ubuntu. It is largely funded by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth.
+{{Stub}}{{CompanyCargo
+|Description=British software company known for developing Ubuntu.
+|Founded=2004
+|Industry=Computing
+|Logo=Canonical logo 2023.svg
+|ParentCompany=
+|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.
-==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>https://apparmor.net/</ref>, a Linux security system that proactively manages threats, Snap<ref>https://snapcraft.io/</ref>, a Linux appstore with sandbox support, and Livepatch<ref>https://docs.kernel.org/livepatch/livepatch.html</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 |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.
-Canonical is collecting user telemetry from Snap<ref>https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-store-metrics</ref>, which is shipped by default in Ubuntu<ref>https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-ubuntu</ref>.
+==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]].
-Previously, Canonical sent local file search queries to their own servers, which were used to recommend ads on Amazon<ref>https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do</ref>. In 2014, this feature was removed<ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/436097/ubuntus-unity-8-desktop-removes-the-amazon-search-spyware.html</ref>.
+===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 |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>
-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>.
+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 |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)===
+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==
+*Ubuntu
+==See also==
+{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}
 ==References==
 <references />
+[[Category:Software companies]]
+[[Category:Linux]]