+ - Ubuntu's new Firefox is watching you-> 3
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sukotto
sukotto writes "Ubuntu recently released an unannounced and experimental "multisearch" extension to Firefox alpha3... apparently 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 purpose was for "collecting the usage data" and "Generating revenue" [citation] . Since this extension installs by itself and offers no warning about potential privacy violations, quite a few people (myself included) feel pretty unhappy.
There is no way to opt-out other than manually disabling the extension via Tools >> Add-ons."
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There is no way to opt-out other than manually disabling the extension via Tools >> Add-ons."
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What is this "Multisearch" thing in my Firefox? (Score:2)
From one of the multisearch developers: http://www.asoftsite.org/s9y/archives/162-What-is-this-Multisearch-thing-in-my-Firefox-about.html [asoftsite.org]
Firefox 3.5 not included (Score:2)
Re: (Score:1)
It's in Jaunty. just do a:
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5
I don't remember needing to add a PPA for this. It isn't the default firefox though... use
sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
to change the default browser for most apps.