Ubuntu searches apparently being sent to third parties

**Darth-Apple** · January 27th, 2014 at 3:36 PM

This is apparently not breaking news, but Ubuntu's dash searches are getting sent to various third parties to allow Ubuntu to cater advertisements towards you. Sounds innocent, but the idea of getting all sorts of advertisements on my desktop is just eh... I'd almost rather pay for Windows.

Ubuntu has great potential, but a lot of their recent decisions seem to have me wondering. If there is a website that is quite literally dedicated to showing users how to disable features that invade your privacy, there is an issue.

How do you feel about Ubuntu's recent decisions regarding privacy?

**Acko** · January 28th, 2014 at 12:48 AM

What next, Ubuntu becoming payware?

**Darth-Apple** · January 28th, 2014 at 2:23 AM

I'd rather it being payware honestly, over having my privacy compromised? Sure. Tongue

**Gmdykfuiygh66476** · January 28th, 2014 at 10:00 PM

I'd rather just not use it Tongue

**Acko** · January 30th, 2014 at 2:40 AM

The point is, the direction of Ubuntu's development seems to be going in the exact same direction of Microsoft these days. And that's not a very good one either...

**Darth-Apple** · January 30th, 2014 at 2:53 AM

Yep. It's kindof dissapointing too.

**Acko** · January 30th, 2014 at 2:56 AM

In fact I might just say that eventually all software, FOSS or not will be going in this direction. A digital dark age looms.

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