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Karunamon on Dec 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?

What was "over the top" about the linked piece?

Calling a search function "surveillance" for one. RMS is no stranger to stretching really evil-sounding words to fit things they really don't.

gnud on Dec 7, 2012 [–]

Well, it's probably used for surveillance, though? Not in the 'what did John search for yesterday' sense. But I'm pretty sure it's used for 'what are people searching for this week'.

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