Those using Gnome and/or any of the Ubuntu-based distros should learn about
zeitgeist, apport, scopes, lens, geoglue, whoopsie, and the uses of Gnome
Activity Journal. Surely, Trisquel has removed these? :-)
As Spinoza said, installing the missing “Privacy” app is a good first
step:
http://ubuntugenius.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/ubuntu-12-04-upgrade-fix-missing-privacy-app-in-system-settings/
What is Whoopsie?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/135540/what-is-the-whoopsie-process-and-how-can-i-remove-it
Purpose of Zeitgeist and Gnome Activity Journal:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_%28framework%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Activity_Journal
Apport and crash report info sent to Canonical:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport
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Your computer and all the data belongs to you, so stay safe and share
whatever info you choose to share. BTW, do you use social networks?
http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/oversharing-marc-quibell/
Do good things!