[Bug 1116071] [NEW] Google search povider for en-GB locale incorrectly adds "gl" parameter forcing UK-based search results

[hackel]

Public bug reported:

The Google search provider in /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-GB/google.xml adds the parameter
  <Param name="gl" value="uk"/>
According to Google: "The gl parameter value is a two-letter country code. For WebSearch results, the gl parameter boosts search results whose country of origin matches the parameter value."  This is the wrong behaviour in this instance.  The choice of the en-GB search plugin is based on the *language* spoken by the user.  I want to speak proper English, so I choose en-GB, even though I am located in the U.S.  I don't want to see UK-based search results, instead I want my search results to be based on my actual location, which either I have explicitly set or which Google is detecting automatically.

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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  Google search povider for en-GB locale incorrectly adds "gl" parameter
  forcing UK-based search results

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