In the future, make sure you do not update the software, or if you need one just download an older version For now, the currently installed version of Audacity is safe. The first thing to keep in mind is, the privacy policy is not actually in effect yet- they will put into practice in the upcoming 3.0.3 release, while the most recent available version is 3.0.2.
In fact, you can continue using Audacity as is but there’s a catch. Meanwhile, there are other audio editors out there worth checking out. How this policy affects the end-users or even changes in the years to come remains to be seen and I’ll update it here when it does. Moving forward, Audacity would collect telemetry data that would be self-hosted and you may opt-in if you so wish to share the data with the servers. They believe this whole ordeal has arisen due to poor communication and that the company has ‘no interest in harvesting or selling personal data’. MuseScore’s head of design, who also heads Audacity, has initiated a discussion on the issue on Audacity’s official GitHub page.
So, if you’re worried about your privacy, here are some of the best Audacity alternatives you can try. Moreover, kids under 13 years old can no longer use Audacity because collecting data on kids is illegal. but also vaguely allow Audacity to share the data with authorities if legally requested. The changes not only allow Audacity to collect your personal data such as IP, location, OS name, CPU, etc. Audacity’s privacy policy page was updated on June 2, 2021.
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