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>We are not telling Amazon what you are searching for. Your anonymity is preserved because we handle the query on your behalf. Don’t trust us? Erm, we have root

>We are not telling Amazon what you are searching for. Your anonymity is preserved because we handle the query on your behalf. Don’t trust us? Erm, we have root. You do trust us with your data already. Wait, so my personal local file search keywords are sent to both Ubuntu and Amazon? If anything, that's only slightly better than just Amazon having them along with the IP address. And, no, you don't have root or control of my data, unless you're telling us about some backdoors you're inserting into Ubuntu. >Here’s a quick Q&A on the main FUD-points. FUD? Really? Is he trying to imply the outrage is manufactured by Microsoft or Oracle? This is crossing a line that an OS should not cross. What next? Showing me local grocery results when I make a note to buy milk? People are smart enough to pull up a browser to search for things to buy.

tomrod 14y ago
He might well have slipped freudian style there, or perhaps doesn't actually know what Ubuntu does? I'm not up to speed as to whether Mark is a coder or a business man only.
- hexis 14y ago
  He's a coder and a businessman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth#Linux_and_FOSS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth#Linux_and_FOS...
rryan 14y ago
> And, no, you don't have root or control of my data, unless you're telling us about some backdoors you're inserting into Ubuntu. There are many cases where code controlled by Canonical runs with root privileges: The installer, the package system, a whole host of daemons (that usually drop-privileges after starting but still, they start as root). Every time you install a package, that package can run arbitrary code with root privileges -- this is why you shouldn't install package archives / PPAs you don't trust. Basically what he meant was you place ultimate trust in Canonical by letting them control every single binary on your machine.

tomrod 14y ago

He might well have slipped freudian style there, or perhaps doesn't actually know what Ubuntu does? I'm not up to speed as to whether Mark is a coder or a business man only.

hexis 14y ago
He's a coder and a businessman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth#Linux_and_FOSS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth#Linux_and_FOS...

rryan 14y ago

> And, no, you don't have root or control of my data, unless you're telling us about some backdoors you're inserting into Ubuntu. There are many cases where code controlled by Canonical runs with root privileges: The installer, the package system, a whole host of daemons (that usually drop-privileges after starting but still, they start as root). Every time you install a package, that package can run arbitrary code with root privileges -- this is why you shouldn't install package archives / PPAs you don't trust. Basically what he meant was you place ultimate trust in Canonical by letting them control every single binary on your machine.