Privacy & Security on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Privacy & Security is entry 22 of 23 on the first screen of Settings in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, holding 7 options and 22 more on the screens they open, in the order the device shows them.

• Screen Lock
  • Blank Screen Delay
  • Automatic Screen Lock
  • Automatic Screen Lock Delay
  • Lock Screen Notifications
  • Forbid New USB Devices
  • Restrict Viewing Angle
• Location
  • Automatic Device Location
  • Firefox
  • Maps
• File History & Trash
  • File History
  • File History Duration
  • Clear History…
  • Automatically Empty Trash
  • Automatically Delete Temporary Files
  • Automatic Deletion Period
  • Empty Trash…
  • Delete Temporary Files…
• Diagnostics
  • Automatic Problem Reporting
• Cameras
  • Camera Access
  • Firefox
  • Maps
• Thunderbolt
  • Allow direct access to devices such as docks and external GPUs
• Device Security

What changed in Privacy & Security since Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

3 new, 35 gone and 2 renamed on this screen and the ones inside it.

• New File History & Trash › Automatically Empty Trash
• New File History & Trash › Empty Trash…
• New File History & Trash › Delete Temporary Files…
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 1 minute
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 2 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 3 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 4 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 5 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 8 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 10 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 12 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › 15 minutes
• Gone Screen Lock › Blank Screen Delay › Never
• Gone Screen Lock › Automatic Screen Lock Delay › 30 seconds
• Gone Screen Lock › Automatic Screen Lock Delay › 1 minute
• Renamed Automatically Delete Trash Content → Clear History…
• Renamed Automatically Delete Period → Automatic Deletion Period

Privacy & Security on other systems

The same screen, as each system draws it.

The same screen in other versions

Other sections of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS