Ubuntu has spyware enabled by default?
Posted 05-08-2014 at 05:14 AM by Peter T
@ k3?tO1
Do tell... about enabled spyware.
And what is the third element of your user handle ?
And from what I have read sofar, VitualBox with MS Word loaded
seems to be the only way users are able to 'bring over' doc's
formatted in Word to show up in Linux in a reasonable facsimile.
Enabled spyware REALLY ??? surely you jest.
Do tell... about enabled spyware.
And what is the third element of your user handle ?
And from what I have read sofar, VitualBox with MS Word loaded
seems to be the only way users are able to 'bring over' doc's
formatted in Word to show up in Linux in a reasonable facsimile.
Enabled spyware REALLY ??? surely you jest.
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I believe the 'spyware' is the Amazon search functionality that was enabled by default in Ubuntu 13.10. Anything you typed into the Dash's search bar was transmitted out over the Internet; search results from Amazon were returned. That no longer happens by default in 14.04. Here's a good article on the subject.Posted 05-10-2014 at 02:28 AM by everest40 
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Yet hordes of Buntards still use the system. Go figure.
Posted 05-10-2014 at 10:47 PM by Randicus Draco Albus
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I simply turned the feature off when I upgraded to 13.10. Much easier than switching distros.
Posted 05-10-2014 at 10:56 PM by everest40
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For those who do not care about dishonesty and manipulation, there is no problem as long as the system meets their needs. For those who have a philosophical opposition to such underhanded practices, however, it is a very big issue. More important than the small inconvenience of switching distros.
Posted 05-11-2014 at 04:59 AM by Randicus Draco Albus
