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Linux Mint is a free Linux-based operating system designed for use on desktop and laptop computers.

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Linux Mint's website uses Google Adsense (jlai.lu)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by azalty@jlai.lu to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml

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Update: Mint's website doesn't actually seem to be using Adsense. It might be a mention that hasn't been removed from the privacy policy.

The Linux Mint website uses google Adsense to sell your browsing data to google so they can better track your preferences and deliver personalized ads…

They state they do it for the money. Pretty scammy from my opinion. They should remove all the google things from their website (including analytics) and use their own solution instead.

Source: https://www.linuxmint.com/privacy.php

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could also donate to them to the tune of the revenue that they get from advertising.

Just because something is open source, doesn't mean that it's free or without cost to the publisher.

You can choose to go elsewhere or block the advertising if you feel strongly about it.

[–] azalty@jlai.lu 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It actually keeps me from donating to them…

Similarly, they don’t expose the donation amounts from other means than PayPal…

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago

Well then, good news, you can use another distro or not even donate. I use #LMDE