Question About Privacy and missing Privacy under Settings

[Jason Sauders]

This feature is not spyware. This feature is not malware. Saying so is pure
FUD and these users need to check the actual definition of these terms, in
my blunt opinion. Spyware and malware do not come with an off switch.
Unity's search results have an off switch. Consider that topic now
terminated.

Amazon is not the only resource. Data is made anonymous at Canonical and
forwarded to other services. Weather, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc. You may
control which particular services are enabled.

Understandably so, some people do not like this feature. Some of us, myself
included, would prefer to see it in a different lens to segregate local vs
online searches. That being said, there's this neat little feature that is
crazy easy to use. It is an on/off toggle. I actively use it and can assure
you it works. Disable it and move on.

Windows 8.1 has a nearly identical feature called smart search included by
default. Like Unity's search feature, it can be disabled.

This feature in question is Unity specific. It is not included in any other
desktop environment or distribution associated with Ubuntu. Ubuntu GNOME
included.

The power of choice is beautiful. Have a great day.

On Feb 9, 2014 11:20 AM, "Steve Ovens" <steve_ovens at linux.com> wrote:
>
> Ali,
> Its not a rumor, the Unity interface submits all of what you type into
Unity Search to Amazon. This returns both local results and advertising.
Say you are searching for "Life is a Highway" looking for a song in your
library. It will return those results as well as the results as if you went
to Amazon and did the same search on their website.
>
> A lot of users see this as "malware" or spyware. It has caused quite the
stir. As per my previous email, Gnome does not have this function therefore
does not require these privacy settings
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Ali/amjjawad <amjjawad at gnome.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 2:37 AM, Simon Andrä <djshira at live.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, i want ask why the "PRivacy" is missing under settings.
>>>
>>> I want also know ifthe "official Ubuntu" Spyware deletet in ubuntu
gnome? I mean the Amazon search, search and ip logs etc because im very in
the security stuff
>>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thank you for your email.
>>
>> Nothing personal against you nor anyone but I am really puzzled. Where
that 'Privacy' thing has come from?
>>
>> This is the 2nd time at the same week with the very same Question. Is
there any rumors or something on the Internet about that which I am not
aware of?
>>
>> I think we need an official statement on our website and social media
channels to make things clear, also on our Wiki area.
>>
>> @Simon,
>>
>> Steve has answered your question:
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gnome/2014-February/001546.html
>>
>> @Everyone
>> We need to clear this confusion ASAP :)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>>
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