And that configurability will inevitably reach Ubuntu phone, but I don't know if it will make it into the v1.0 release. Here's the related document: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityAndPrivacySettings#Phone
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Greg W <mttbrns...@outlook.com> wrote: > Sure, I understand everyone is tracked. However, there are still privacy > concerns with search data going to 3rd parties. Plus it eats into my data > allotment. > > 1) data being sent to Amazon counts as data use. So if I don't want that > data sent to Amazon anyways, I have even more incentive to disable it--it > saves me money and data use. > > 2) searching for a movie can and cannot be an "innocuous" search. Other > searches might be more personal and having it stored on some database of > searches can make people uncomfortable. It could also be used by others for > advertising, stereotyping, health insurance decisions etc. I think users > should be able to control the data leaving their computer and I think that > users should be able to configure their computing devices so that (if they > choose) data are only sent at their direction to the entities they are > purposely interacting with. I have more respect for software that gives > users this configuration capability. > > > > ------------------------------ > From: coder...@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:02:31 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Full-disk Encryption on Touch? > To: mttbrns...@outlook.com > CC: ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > > > 1) Read at least the first 3 or 4 posts here: > http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1j166z/hi_im_mark_shuttleworth_founder_of_ubuntu/cba28et > > 2) It might require a little work, but yes. it should be possible to > disable lenses, but I doubt that functionality will be built-in in the > initial release (meaning you might have to delete a few files, or some > such). > > (the following is my personal opinion, it's not required reading) > > I will suggest that the home lenses are not really leaking data. There's > no dedicated shopping lens as yet, but the only data that could possibly be > """leaked""" (based on currently available descriptions of the future > design of the lenses) is if you go to the movies lens and do a search for > "Serenity." It might provide the results of the same query on sites that > sell movies (such as Amazon), which would amount to giving you a convenient > way to get movies you don't already own. This functionality hasn't even > been implemented yet, so there's no guarantee of how it will work, but I'm > wondering how you could ever be discomfited by that """leak""" of > information (yes, I've triple-quoted that word because of how *not *applicable > it is to the situation) that I just described. > > They know that *some *user on *some *phone *somewhere *(very specific > information, of course)* *enjoys watching Sci-Fi, listening to acoustic > music, and reading the works of Isaac Asimov. They still know nothing > useful, and they don't even know who you are to begin with unless you sign > in for them, and this is only assuming you're actually using the search > field. If you don't want them to know something, just don't search for it. > > If personally identifiable information (PII) were being leaked, this would > be an entirely different discussion. > > As a reminder to everyone who is concerned about privacy, your phone can > be tracked <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking> without > any special software running on your phone, as long as it is connected to a > cellular network. If the government wants to have a log of where you are at > all times, it is possible for them to do it no matter what type of phone > you have. > > There are far worse fates than Amazon being able to help you find what > you're looking for faster, in my opinion. > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Greg W <mttbrns...@outlook.com> wrote: > > I'm considering buying the Nexus 4 solely to run Ubuntu-Touch in October. > Since I dislike Android and have no interest in running Android, I want to > make sure Ubuntu-Touch will have some of the Desktop privacy/security > features I am seeking on the phone before buying: > > 1) will I be able to run full-disk encryption on Ubuntu Touch (i.e., will > not boot without password)? > > 2) will I be able to disable/uninstall data leaking lenses/scopes (e.g., > Shopping, Video, Music)? > > Thanks, looking forward to Ubuntu Touch :) > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Josh > -- Sincerely, Josh
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