Ubuntu Linux Was Once Spyware Says EFF & Stallman

Ubuntu Linux has a very interesting history and there was once a time where it was popular to call it spyware and that’s not just because people liked to whine there was a legitimate reason for this.

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==========Resources==========
Mark Shuttleworth Blog: https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1182
Ubuntu Won’t Fix NSFW Bug: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/10/ubuntu-wont-fix-nsfw-content-in-amazon-unity-results
Ubuntu Fixes NSFW Bug: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/10/ubuntu-adds-amazon-results-off-switch-fixes-nsfw-issues
EFF Article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks
Stallman Blog: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do
Jono Bacon Statement: https://www.zdnet.com/article/free-software-father-declared-ubuntu-linux-to-contain-spyware/

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