patrick.net

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ubuntu-data-collection/

Upcoming versions of the Ubuntu desktop Linux operating system will collect certain data about the PCs they’re installed on and the way they’re used. The desktop team at Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, says it wants to focus development on the parts of the experience that people care about.

This is like "We only collect "Meta Data" but then of course the Government and Colgate and Kellogs knows more about you than your wife.