<ul><li>Linux telemetry involves gathering and sending data from a Linux-based system to an external server or service.</li><li>To make secure the Ubuntu OS, it is recommended to use POP!_OS designed by System76.</li><li>To enhance security, some packages should be removed or disabled, e.g., apport, apport-symptoms, ubuntu-report and more.</li><li>Various settings need to be changed such as diagnostics reporting, lock screen notifications, tracking of recent files and more.</li><li>Tools can be used to make the system more secure like BleachBit for system cleaning, KeePassXC for password management, ClamAV for anti-virus and more.</li><li>The user can remove metadata by using MAT2 and browse securely using Tor Browser and VPN and even block websites using NextDNS.</li><li>The article concludes that using these methods and tools, user privacy can be safeguarded while significantly reducing the exposure to unwanted data collection.</li></ul>

OSINT : User Privacy in Linux

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