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I agree with the sentiment, but the word "spyware" has always suggested subterfuge to me. It should be obvious to anyone running Ubuntu that if they're seeing A
by Osmium 14y ago
I agree with the sentiment, but the word "spyware" has always suggested subterfuge to me. It should be obvious to anyone running Ubuntu that if they're seeing Amazon links, then something's being transmitted to Amazon.
I don't agree with it, and I think it's the wrong move and certainly shouldn't be done without prior user consent, but let's not get hyperbolic.
- georgemcbay 14y agoBy the first time they see the Amazon links, it is already too late, information they might have expected to be local and personal has already been transmitted to the Internet to be see by who-knows-who. I don't agree with Stallman on everything, but I do feel increasingly uneasy with nearly all aspects of modern computing when it comes to privacy and so I support him in calling this sort of thing out.
- lotu 14y agoBut the same thing could be said for things like gmail. A person might assume that the mail messages they send are private but Google "reads" them and shows relevant ads next to your mail.
- rhizome 14y agoIt should be obvious to anyone running Ubuntu I'm not quite so presumptuous, especially knowing how many times Ubuntu has been mentioned in the past 5 years or so as a great option for peoples' parents and other less-technical people.