On 25 September 2012 00:08, Alan Pope <alan.p...@canonical.com> wrote:
> On 24/09/12 23:51, J Fernyhough wrote: > >> Ohhh, this could open up a can of worms. Does this mean everything I >> (hypothetically) type into the Dash is being transmitted to Canonical? >> >> > Hmmm.. You are writing from a google mail account that does send targeted adverts dependent on the content of your emails. This system is giving you what you want without profiling you or passing your data on. I don't understand the issue here, there is no data mining going on. You make a request and the server gives you (hopefully) the response you want, much like typing in a search at google. Except google do profile you. This is making things more secure to search, not less... Or is my understanding completely off? > If you type in the home screen of the dash, the search term goes to a > specific server at Canonical. It's currently http, but it's migrating to > https very soon. As I understand it the backend is designed such that we > don't store data about our users, even the IP addresses the requests come > from gets munged. > > We already had this in previous releases. If you search for something in > the video or music lenses, that search goes to a Canonical server to see if > there's any online video/music that matches your search. It works in > _exactly_ the same way, just surfaced in the home screen of the dash, > rather than a separate lens. > > I think that's why many of us are a bit surprised there's such a bruhaha > about this, given your video/music searches _already_ do this. > > > > Cheers, > > -- > Alan Pope > Engineering Manager > > Canonical - Product Strategy > +44 (0) 7973 620 164 > alan.p...@canonical.com > http://ubuntu.com/ > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/> >
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