Fwd: [ PFIR ] EFF calls Ubuntu's Amazon search result feature a "major privacy problem"

[Jack Wallen]

On 10/30/2012 05:35 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> Ouch.
>
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> EFF calls Ubuntu's Amazon search result feature a "major privacy problem"
>
> http://t.co/L22hOgCS  (ars technica)
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>      The Electric Frontier Foundation has some choice words for the latest
>      version of the Ubuntu operating system, calling its inclusion of
>      search results from Amazon (and possibly other third parties) a "data
>      leak" and a "violation" of privacy.
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I'm sorry, but I find this hilarious. Ubuntu included a feature which I 
actually use a lot and enjoy. It amazes me how people knee jerk to such 
things. People need to understand the future of the desktop is all about 
integration -- be it social networking or shopping.

If you're really that concerned about security and privacy, disconnect 
your computer from the network and have at it.

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*Jack Wallen*
Author of the I Zombie, Fringe Killers, and Screampark series.
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