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I want a screensaver that turns this feature on, generates tons of fake queries then turns the feature back off so i don't accidentally send them anything real.
by splawn 14y ago
I want a screensaver that turns this feature on, generates tons of fake queries then turns the feature back off so i don't accidentally send them anything real. :)
- Simucal 14y agoYou can turn off the feature.
- splawn 14y agoyeah (and i get your underlying point), but a "screwbuntu" protest screensaver would be a more fun and pro-active way to show disapproval of opt-out tracking, imo.
- keithpeter 14y agoSuch an application would need to use search terms drawn from the collected works of Richard Stallman, and the Free Software Foundation of course. The application would also need to be available from the Software Centre... PS: I use Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and I have donated to Ubuntu
- freshhawk 14y agoI love it, although ethically I think this kind of thing is only reasonable if they hide the feature or make it hard to disable. Having it opt-out makes it borderline in my opinion but I can't argue with someone who thinks opt-out is enough to put it over the line. For example, I like the various different google fuzzers that generate fake searches to hide your real ones in the noise.