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The Dash Is Now Anonymized In Ubuntu 13.10

Posted by timothy on from the all-depends-who's-doing-the-mining dept.

Last year, Canonical drew heat for the troublesome privacy implications that people like Richard Stallman saw in its in-built search-and-shopping facilities. An anonymous reader now writes "Long story short — Canonical now makes the user's data anonymous."

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  1. It works! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posted from new Ubuntu.

    1. Re:It works! by turgid · · Score: 3, Funny

      Too convenient. Must be a trap...

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  2. Re:And then I got my eyes tested. by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Loli President Bomb is my new band name.

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  3. Re:Chose Something ELSE by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am from Nigeria and I will use anything not made in America.

    Except for Slashdot?

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  4. Re:LMDE and prism-break. by jones_supa · · Score: 4, Funny

    I switched to Linux Mint Debian Edition.

    It's like the vegetarian joke...

    Q: How do you know if there is a Linux Mint user at a dinner table?
    A: Don't worry, he will tell you about it