https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466888
Nate Graham <n...@kde.org> changed:
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Resolution|--- |FIXED
Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED
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--- Comment #8 from Nate Graham <n...@kde.org> ---
Git commit 71992cc8a177c959706088d02413c1a97f989749 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 02/05/2023 at 21:01.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.
Clarify "collection" vs "transmission" in apps privacy policy
A plain-English reading of the word "collection" suggests that it
refers to the local gathering of information, as opposed to its remote
transmission. However on the apps privacy policy page, it is currently
used with two meanings. See for example this sentence in the "General
Principle" section:
> As a general rule, software produced by the KDE Community does not
> collect, transmit or otherwise transfer information from end-users
> devices except as a result of an explicit user action.
Here "collect" is being used to describe saving local state data, such
as lists of recent documents. It is explicitly contrasted with
the concept of transmission.
Now see this sentence in the "Telemetry" section:
> With regards to information collected, only details on the device
> itself (such as the software versions installed and its hardware
> specifications) along with details on how our software is used (such
> as whether certain features are enabled and what plugins have been
> installed) are collected.
Here "collect" is used as a synonym of the word "transmit", since
telemetry is all about transmitting information to someone else.
Using the same word with two meanings isn't ideal, especially for a
document that needs technical precision to avoid confusing people. To
improve clarity, this commit tweaks the page to use the word
"transmission" instead of "collection" in any context where the thing
being describes is in fact transmission and not saving data locally.
@sysadmin @teams/kde-ev-board
M +4 -4 content/privacypolicy-apps.md
https://invent.kde.org/websites/kde-org/commit/71992cc8a177c959706088d02413c1a97f989749
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