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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

1) Read at least the first 3 or 4 posts here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1j166z/hi_im_mark_shuttleworth_founder_of_ubuntu/cba28et

2) It might require a little work, but yes. it should be possible to
disable lenses, but I doubt that functionality will be built-in in the
initial release (meaning you might have to delete a few files, or some
such).

(the following is my personal opinion, it's not required reading)

I will suggest that the home lenses are not really leaking data. There's no
dedicated shopping lens as yet, but the only data that could possibly be
"""leaked""" (based on currently available descriptions of the future
design of the lenses) is if you go to the movies lens and do a search for
"Serenity." It might provide the results of the same query on sites that
sell movies (such as Amazon), which would amount to giving you a convenient
way to get movies you don't already own. This functionality hasn't even
been implemented yet, so there's no guarantee of how it will work, but I'm
wondering how you could ever be discomfited by that """leak""" of
information (yes, I've triple-quoted that word because of how *not *applicable
it is to the situation) that I just described.

They know that *some *user on *some *phone *somewhere *(very specific
information, of course)* *enjoys watching Sci-Fi, listening to acoustic
music, and reading the works of Isaac Asimov. They still know nothing
useful, and they don't even know who you are to begin with unless you sign
in for them, and this is only assuming you're actually using the search
field. If you don't want them to know something, just don't search for it.

If personally identifiable information (PII) were being leaked, this would
be an entirely different discussion.

As a reminder to everyone who is concerned about privacy, your phone can be
tracked <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking> without any
special software running on your phone, as long as it is connected to a
cellular network. If the government wants to have a log of where you are at
all times, it is possible for them to do it no matter what type of phone
you have.

There are far worse fates than Amazon being able to help you find what
you're looking for faster, in my opinion.


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Greg W <mttbrnsmls@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm considering buying the Nexus 4 solely to run Ubuntu-Touch in October.
> Since I dislike Android and have no interest in running Android, I want to
> make sure Ubuntu-Touch will have some of the Desktop privacy/security
> features I am seeking on the phone before buying:
>
> 1) will I be able to run full-disk encryption on Ubuntu Touch (i.e., will
> not boot without password)?
>
> 2) will I be able to disable/uninstall data leaking lenses/scopes (e.g.,
> Shopping, Video, Music)?
>
> Thanks, looking forward to Ubuntu Touch :)
>
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-- 
Sincerely,
    Josh