I marked this earlier as a duplicate of #402767 because this is
basically the same issue. Ubuntu has clearly said that this addon is
temporary and will not be in this form in the final release. Opening new
bug reports saying basically We don't like this is not helpful. What
is probably more
I would also like to add that the last revision of the above-mentioned
repository dates from 2009-07-14.
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Multisearch addon violates user trust
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User trust has been broken. The only way to track usage data in free software,
anonymous or not,
is by explicitly asking users to opt in, in big letters. Plain and simple.
The extension should be removed immediately and
https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~asac/firefox/ubuntu.me001
reviewed for
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 402767 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402767
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 402767
multisearch CSE presents reduced Google functionality and prevents use of
location bar feeling lucky search and violates user trust
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Multisearch
** Also affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 402767 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402767
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 402767
multisearch add on blocks the functionality of firefox location bar
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Multisearch addon violates user trust
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410343
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 402767 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402767
How is Multisearch addon violates user trust a duplicate of
multisearch add on blocks the functionality of firefox location bar?
When the functionality is fixed, it will still violate user trust.
These are
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 402767 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402767
Agreed. this is spyware plain and simple, and likely violates the
california anti-spyware act, as it does not include optin, standard
removal and prior notification.
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Multisearch addon violates user trust
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 402767
multisearch add on blocks the functionality of firefox location bar
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I removed the duplicate of. This is obviously a completely separate
bug. The discussion in that other bug is on-topic, but obviously not
the bug report itself.
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It is quite simple to remove the spyware ... delete it .. stop firefox
and:
sudo rm -r /usr/lib/firefox-addons/extensions/me...@canonical.com
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Would somebody please explain exactly what this extension is supposedly
doing that would qualify it as spyware, any more than a standard
installation of Firefox?
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Sure it installed its self with out my permission or knowledge.
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