On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Harry Strongburg <harry.ubu...@harry.lu>wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 07:58:29PM -0700, Jordan wrote: > > Why not drop Google and go for a more private search engine? > > Yes, let's suggest for Ubuntu users use an obscure search engine, > because they are worried someone at Google Inc may be knowing what kind > of searches they do. Anyone who is concerned about Google would already > use a different search engine. Ubuntu does not force you to use Google. > > I highly doubt Google or "Big Brother" would care what you search. If > "Big Brother" cared enough about you, they could just sniff all your > traffic ISP-side. If you are searching for something illegal or > incriminating, you're probably going to get in trouble, no matter if you > use Google, or $some_random_foreign_search_engine. I am not implying > that you are searching anything illegal, but it's pretty crazy to care > about where your search queries go (especially when they are being sent > in plaintext across the Internet). > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > And, honestly, Google is probably one of the most open search (or just plain internet) companies out there. They're also one of the biggest users and proponents for open source, too. -- Greg Bair gregb...@gmail.com
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