But in the case of Firefox, you are explicitly trying to do a web search. While in Unity, you are just running your local app launcher. Confusing a private loc

But in the case of Firefox, you are explicitly trying to do a web search. While in Unity, you are just running your local app launcher. Confusing a private local search for your own files with an online search that sends information to a third party is is a fairly substantial privacy issue, and the fact that Canonical is just blowing it off (by saying "we already have root") is incredibly concerning about their judgement.