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Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in"

From "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.hacker, alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in"
Date 2016-01-18 10:34 -0600
Organization Inner-Dementia-Null Consortium Of Wizardly Dudes
Message-ID <20160118103422.532c06c5@wizardstower.lan> (permalink)
References <v8ydnfIeCrwYkwDLnZ2dnUU7-Q-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>

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On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:11:40 -0800
Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> wrote:

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/18/ubuntu_retires_scopes_unity_lts_gnu_linux/
> 
> "The 'commercial' search app, which combines product data from Amazon
> with data from your desktop and phone, is to be turned off by default
> in 16.04 LTS in April and in Unity 7 and 8."
> 
> It's! ABOUT! TIME!!!
> 
> [I always avoid this by NOT using 'Unity']

After 4 years of spyware?  Yes, it's about time.  

Cybe R. Wizard
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Registered GNU/Linux user # 126326
Registered Ubuntu User (deprecated) # 2136

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Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2016-01-18 08:11 -0800
  Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-18 10:34 -0600
    Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 20:21 -0800
      Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 00:42 -0600
        Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 23:04 -0800
          Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 01:13 -0600
            Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-19 19:49 -0800
  Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-18 17:42 +0100
    Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2016-01-18 16:45 -0800
      Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 20:03 -0500
        Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 22:35 -0800
          Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 22:36 -0800
        Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" mechanic <mechanic@example.net> - 2016-01-19 12:08 +0000
          Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 08:46 -0600
            Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-19 20:05 -0800
              Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-20 07:40 -0600
                Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-20 08:43 -0800
                Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2016-01-20 11:57 -0500

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