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Re: [nSLUG] Any experience with setting up 'Ubuntu Single sign-up'?

by Malcolm MacDonald

Even if you have an always on PC, Ubuntu is great at alerting you to any updates. I’ve never used it & don’t feel I’ve missed out on anything. Malcolm Malcolm MacDonald geekymalcolm(a)outlook.com ________________________________ From: nSLUG <nslug-bounces(a)nslug.ns.ca> on behalf of Joel Maxwell <jaymax(a)runbox.com> Sent: Monday, September 6, 2021 7:05:41 PM To: Nova Scotia Linux User Group <nslug(a)nslug.ns.ca> Cc: Halifax Computer Club <hcc(a)chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: Re: [nSLUG] Any experience with setting up 'Ubuntu Single sign-up'? IMO Livepatch is a gimmick unless you have an always-on computer. All the stuff Ubuntu expects you to sign up for to take adavantage of said gimmick, is indicative of the trendline of Canonical as a company to mimick some semblance of the Windows business model. The desire for seeking new ways for monetization is not new for Ubuntu, and have clashed with their own userbase before. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthelinuxex… I don't have experience to share with these features - based on your own comments in not finding them relevant, I get the impression that you are trying to justify the up-sell presented to you. Given my own libre-leaning bias, I have no desire to validate such justification. Joel. On 2021-09-06 15:03, Frank Geitzler wrote: >I am installing Ubuntu 20.04 on a 'new-to-me' laptop, and have reached >the point where it suggests 'Livepatch': > >"Canonical Livepatch helps keep your computer secure, by applying some updates that would normally require restarting." >*Would you like to set up Livepatch now?* " with the two 'buttons' <Set Up Livepatch...> and <Legal notice> > >[I decided that would be a good idea, and selected the 'set up...' >button. After giving it authorization to do so, I was advised that in >order to use Livepatch, I need to use an Ubuntu One account for >'Single-sign-up', which enables cookie tracking for Canonical to >automatically install these updates. Accepting this automatically >gives consent to the use of cookies.] > >"By selecting ‘Accept’, you consent to the use of these methods by us >and trusted third parties.". > >[In addition, it required me to sign up for 'Ubuntu Single sign-up' >which I think (but am not sure) is an extra-cost option. I don't >really want 'single-sign-up, but at any rate, going through this >process, I found options to limit my tracking choices. I didn't want >to choose 'accept all', so I scrolled down. The choices (if you can >call them that) were;] > >*"Essential* > >Enables the site’s core functionality, such as navigation, access to >secure areas, video players and payments. The site cannot function >properly without these cookies; they can only be disabled by changing >your browser preferences." [There appears to be no choice here.] > > >*"Performance*" [followed by a ‘ON/OFF’ graphic, which does not >appearto have a default. in addition, the graphic does not have text >to indicate which is 'on' or 'off' -when you click one both change >color -one changes to 'Back' and the other changes to 'White' -and >when then you click the other, they effectively change position. This >is confusing to me, as I can't be sure now whether the 'Black' means >'Off' or 'Selected'. "Collects information on site usage, for >example, which pages are most frequently visited." > >*"Functionality"*[followed by a similar ‘ON/OFF’ graphic...] > >"Recognises you when you return to our site. This enables us to >personalise content, greet you by name, remember your preferences, and >help you share pages on social networks. [Idon’t chose to use social >networks.] > > <Save preferences> > >I don't plan to make use of Ubuntu's 'offsite storage' either -I >prefer to keep everything 'in-house. > >Does anyone have more experience with these options which you care to >share? I have been using Ubuntu for over 10 years, but have had no >experience beyond Ubuntu 18.04, and want to put Ubuntu 20.04 on this >'new' computer. There is no real rush, but would appreciate some >feedback to dispel my confusion. Thanks, Frank > > > >_______________________________________________ >nSLUG mailing list >nSLUG(a)nslug.ns.ca >https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnslug.ns.ca… _______________________________________________ nSLUG mailing list nSLUG(a)nslug.ns.ca https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnslug.ns.ca…

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