> Apparently Amazon DOES get your IP address and enough data to statistically > infer your query when a search is performed. > http://benjaminkerensa.com/2012/09/25/technical-diagram-of-how-unity-shopping-lens-likely-works
I've written about this here: https://perot.me/ubuntu-privacy-blunder- over-amazon-ads-continues And filed a bug report about this here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-lens- shopping/+bug/1055952 It is a clear contradiction with the stated goal of proxying the request through Canonical's server. Mark Shuttleworth states that it's to "preserve the user's anonymity", yet without proxying the thumbnail requests, the anonymity is thrown out the window (Canonical's stats about what users are searching, however, are not). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054776 Title: Don't include remote searches in the home lens To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-lens-shopping/+bug/1054776/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
