Unity lens in Ubuntu : Spyware ?
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 ?
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 ?
Replies
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Anand TamariyaUnity Lens uses scope which actually performs the search. It doesn't send any data to Ubuntu server. Look at the architecture Unity/Lenses - Ubuntu Wiki. -
Abhishek Rawal
Check this : Ubuntu Spyware: What to do? — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free softwareAnand TamariyaUnity Lens uses scope which actually performs the search. It doesn't send any data to Ubuntu server. Look at the architecture Unity/Lenses - Ubuntu Wiki.
& 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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