Dump Google?

[Greg]

On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Harry Strongburg <harry.ubuntu at harry.lu>wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 07:58:29PM -0700, Jordan wrote:
> > Why not drop Google and go for a more private search engine?
>
> Yes, let's suggest for Ubuntu users use an obscure search engine,
> because they are worried someone at Google Inc may be knowing what kind
> of searches they do. Anyone who is concerned about Google would already
> use a different search engine. Ubuntu does not force you to use Google.
>
> I highly doubt Google or "Big Brother" would care what you search. If
> "Big Brother" cared enough about you, they could just sniff all your
> traffic ISP-side. If you are searching for something illegal or
> incriminating, you're probably going to get in trouble, no matter if you
> use Google, or $some_random_foreign_search_engine. I am not implying
> that you are searching anything illegal, but it's pretty crazy to care
> about where your search queries go (especially when they are being sent
> in plaintext across the Internet).
>
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And, honestly, Google is probably one of the most open search (or just plain
internet) companies out there.  They're also one of the biggest users and
proponents for open source, too.

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Greg Bair
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