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To: MayflowerMadam

Try Audacity, it can be a little overwhelming at first glance but it will do what you want plus many other audio editing features, and it’s free.


68 posted on 04/07/2022 7:18:09 AM PDT by Woodman
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To: Woodman

I’ve heard about Audacity and may have even signed up for it at one time. Thanks for the tip; Audacity had slipped my mind.


70 posted on 04/07/2022 9:16:33 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: Woodman; MayflowerMadam
Audacity 3.0 isn't as great as it used to be.

In May 2021, Audacity was acquired by Muse group.

On July 2, Muse Group quietly updated Audacity’s privacy policy with new terms copied straight from the Muse Group’s own privacy policy. The new privacy policy states that the app will collect limited personal information to improve the application, and notes the company may share your personal data with law enforcement and sell it to potential buyers.

Audacity doesn’t have accounts or profiles, so it doesn’t know your name, email address, or other personal information. But it will collect things like your IP address, OS version, OS name, CPU details, error codes, and crash reports.

In the “For Legal Enforcement” section, the policy says “Data necessary for law enforcement, litigation and authorities’ requests (if any).” This is ambiguous and up for interpretation. Real IP addresses are stored for one day, and then they are hashed. But that may be enough for local governments to find your location using a data request.

The data is stored in European Economic Area, but personal data might be occasionally shared to the group’s head office in Russia and external counsel in the United States. This means the company will have to comply with data requests from both Russia and the United States.

73 posted on 04/07/2022 3:36:25 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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