[Swlug] Fix Ubuntu

[Matt Willsher]

That option isn't the same in scope as Toby's change if
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/25/ubuntu_13_04_review/ is anything to
go by.


On 9 November 2013 09:14, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 8 November 2013 21:22, Toby Maxwell-Lyte <toby.maxwelllyte at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Some of you might be interested in this.
> >
> > "If you're an Ubuntu user and you're using the default settings, each
> time
> > you start typing in Dash (to open an application or search for a file on
> > your computer), your search terms get sent to a variety of third parties,
> > some of which advertise to you."
>
> I am not commenting on whether the bit about advertising is true or
> not, I don't know, but it might have been useful, rather than just
> spreading fear, to tell us what to change to prevent the dash
> searching on the internet:
> System Settings > Security & Privacy > Search > set Include Online
> Search Results to Off
>
> Colin
>
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