Unity lens in Ubuntu : Spyware ?

Abhishek Rawal

Abhishek Rawal

@abhishek-fg9tRh • Oct 24, 2024
I have read many blogs which are mentioning that Ubuntu is a spyware,because of the Unity lens.
Even Sir Richard Stallman says so! Do you agree ?

This is how Unity lens works :
Let's say I have installed "Amazon" lens,Now whenever I search something in Amazon lens,It sends the information to Ubuntu server & then Ubuntu sends information to Amazon server.
Amazon then collects the received data & performs required calculations,then it transmits data back to Ubuntu server.Ubuntu then sends data back to user.
This is spyware,right ?

A user's search should remain private,right ?

What's your take,CEans ?
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  • Anand Tamariya

    Anand Tamariya

    @anand-tamariya-DnfjEX • Apr 2, 2013

    Unity Lens uses scope which actually performs the search. It doesn't send any data to Ubuntu server. Look at the architecture <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Lenses" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Unity/Lenses - Ubuntu Wiki</a>.
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  • Abhishek Rawal

    Abhishek Rawal

    @abhishek-fg9tRh • Apr 2, 2013

    Anand Tamariya
    Unity Lens uses scope which actually performs the search. It doesn't send any data to Ubuntu server. Look at the architecture <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/Lenses" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Unity/Lenses - Ubuntu Wiki</a>.
    Check this : <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software</a>

    & arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/richard-stallman-calls-ubuntu-spyware-because-it-tracks-searches/

    You'll find RMS's video too in youtube.Check that.
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