[Bug 296867] Re: empathy needs to support OTR encryption

2013-07-23 Thread Etienne Perot
Maybe the GNOME folks would share a bit of their $20,000 that they raised to enhance security and privacy for the GNOME desktop? https://www.gnome.org/news/2013/07/gnome-raises-2-to-enhance- security-and-privacy/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 1055952] Re: Direct data leaking to Amazon

2013-01-08 Thread Etienne Perot
@keremhd: While I fully agree with your opinion about the privacy implications of the shopping lens towards Canonical and what data is being passed around to them, this is not what this bug is about. This bug is about the fact that Shuttleworth's statement, "We are not telling Amazon what you are

[Bug 1070598] Re: Please make the shopping results in the Unity dash opt-in

2012-10-26 Thread Etienne Perot
** Description changed: It seems the humor of my last bug report was lost on some so here is a serious report. In 12.10, a semi-hidden legal notice tells us that by using the dash, unless we have opted out, we agree to allow Ubuntu to collect our keystrokes, and send them along with o

[Bug 1055952] Re: Direct data leaking to Amazon

2012-09-26 Thread Etienne Perot
Some suggestions (from https://perot.me/ubuntu-privacy-blunder-over- amazon-ads-continues) on how to fix the thumbnail downloading issue: (One of the following) - On the productsearch.ubuntu.com site, download the thumbnails directly and embed them into the JSON result sent to the client, using t

[Bug 1057162] Re: productsearch server does not proxy image results

2012-09-26 Thread Etienne Perot
Duplicate of 1055952, I believe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057162 Title: productsearch server does not proxy image results To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://

[Bug 1054776] Re: Don't include remote searches in the home lens

2012-09-26 Thread Etienne Perot
> Apparently Amazon DOES get your IP address and enough data to statistically > infer your query when a search is performed. > http://benjaminkerensa.com/2012/09/25/technical-diagram-of-how-unity-shopping-lens-likely-works I've written about this here: https://perot.me/ubuntu-privacy-blunder- ove

[Bug 1055952] Re: Direct data leaking to Amazon

2012-09-24 Thread Etienne Perot
** Description changed: Despite claims from Mark Shuttleworth that data is not sent to Amazon (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1182), a quick look at Wireshark reveals that all images resulting from search results are downloaded directly from Amazon (see attached picture). Wo

[Bug 1055952] Re: Direct data leaking to Amazon

2012-09-24 Thread Etienne Perot
** Attachment added: "HTTP request to ecx.images-amazon.com" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055952/+attachment/3340283/+files/dataleak.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055952 T

[Bug 1055952] [NEW] Direct data leaking to Amazon

2012-09-24 Thread Etienne Perot
Public bug reported: Despite claims from Mark Shuttleworth that data is not sent to Amazon (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1182), a quick look at Wireshark reveals that all images resulting from search results are downloaded directly from Amazon (see attached picture). Worse still, the