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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 2016-01-19 08:46 -0600
Organization Inner-Dementia-Null Consortium Of Wizardly Dudes
Message-ID <20160119084619.6b731d0f@wizardstower.lan> (permalink)
References <v8ydnfIeCrwYkwDLnZ2dnUU7-Q-dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <569d1606$0$23824$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <94ednfCtqKWaGgDLnZ2dnUU7-cednZ2d@earthlink.com> <n7k1sj$meg$1@dont-email.me> <yd01e3c6ufld.dlg@example1357.net>

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On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:08:50 +0000
mechanic <mechanic@example.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:03:45 -0500, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> 
> > No, just simply click from On to Off for Online Search was all
> > that was needed. Was that so hard?  
> 
> Apparently for Cybe it was, he even thought it was secret, hence
> 'spyware'. Nonsense.

Not reading for content yet?  I never thought it to be secret, only
secretive.  There wasn't much notice about the intrusive nature of the
beast.

Cybe R. Wizard
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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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