Ubuntu's New Firefox Is Watching You

Posted by kdawson on Friday August 7, 2009 @06:02AM from the don't-be-sneaky dept.

sukotto writes "Ubuntu recently released an unannounced and experimental 'multisearch' extension to Firefox alpha 3, apparently in an effort to improve the default behavior of new tabs and of search. In a response to one of the initial bug reports the maintainers mentioned that the extension's other purposes were 'collecting the usage data' and 'generating revenue.' Since this extension installs by itself and offers no warning about potential privacy violations, quite a few people (myself included) feel pretty unhappy. The only way to opt out is to disable the extension manually via Tools > Add-ons." Most posters to this Ubuntu forum thread are not happy about multisearch.

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And that's not all... by MillionthMonkey · 2009-08-07 06:16 · Score: 5, Funny

I hear the Ubuntu extension also has a feature for euthanasia of old people.
1. Re:And that's not all... by Darkness404 · 2009-08-07 06:35 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Hey! Thats one feature that would make it easier for all tech support people! Can it be remotely activated?
  
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Re:Outrage calibration by michaelhood · 2009-08-07 07:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Yes, we will. If Ubuntu changes the shade of their logo it'll make the front page of Slashdot.