Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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KDE has gained what is probably the most invasive form of telemetry in open source software. KUserFeedback was added to Plasma 5.18 desktop, although disabled by default. It logs run times of some apps, submits information about your system, and provides participation to surveys.

Sources:
twitter.com/VolkerKrause/status/889104593912778752
conf.kde.org/en/akademy2017/public/events/335
jriddell.org/2020/02/05/kuserfeedback-1-0-0
github.com/KDE/kuserfeedback
community.kde.org/Telemetry_Use
kde.org/privacypolicy-apps.php
community.kde.org/Policies/Telemetry_Policy


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