The 'legal enforcement' data collecting part of the Desktop Privacy Notice is vague, as it does not list the data that Audacity may provide for 'law enforcement, litigation and authorities’ requests'. Data necessary for law enforcement, litigation and authorities’ requests (if any).Crash reports in Breakpad MiniDump format.Non-fatal error codes and messages (i.e.Tip: check out our Audacity alternatives here. A revised version will be published shortly according to the post.

The team acknowledges that the phrasing of the privacy policy was unclear and that the 'lack of context' regarding its introduction have led to the concerns expressed by users of the application.

Only data mentioned above may be handed over to law enforcement, and only if compelled by a court.

Personal data refers to the IP address.

The only data that is collected is the IP address, pseudonymised and 'irretrievable after 24 hours', basic system info, and error report date if enabled by the user.

Data is not sold or shared with third parties.

Update: Audacity published a post on GitHub in which it attempts to clarify the newly published privacy policy. It all began in May 2020 with news that Audacity was acquired by MuseGroup what acquired meant exactly was not made clear back then, considering that Audacity was an open source project. The last couple of months have been anything but pleasant for the new owners of the open source audio editor Audacity.

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