[Swlug] Fix Ubuntu

[Colin Law]

On 9 November 2013 09:26, Matt Willsher <matt at monki.org.uk> wrote:
> 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.

That is an old post about 13.04.  My understanding is that the option
stops all online searching in the Dash (as it says).  Are you
suggesting this is not correct?  Can anyone with in-depth knowledge
confirm one way or the other?

Colin

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> 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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