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Will there be any spyware be contained in the next LTS version 16.04?

I'm asking this because Ubuntu has been associated with spyware in earlier versions.

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    Stallman claiming something does not make it true. – Rinzwind Apr 08 '16 at 18:05
  • It is not a spyware. Online search will be disabled by default – EdiD Apr 08 '16 at 18:10
  • I think this question is relevant because it asks about the latest version, whereas the other question discusses a previous version. – Michael McGinnis Apr 08 '16 at 18:35
  • spyware! only search queries were given in the older versions! – Tummala Dhanvi Apr 08 '16 at 18:36
  • I'm refering to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29#Amazon_controversy That's congruent to the definition of spyware (so it isn't just Stallmans opinion..) and it definitely hasn't been disabled by default in 14.04. – empedokles Apr 08 '16 at 22:31
  • You could easily have found the information yourself. It been widely mentioned in sites covering Linux. – DK Bose Apr 09 '16 at 00:48
  • That's true for most questions covered here. But maybe it helps to point out such practices against the manifesto from time to time. – empedokles Apr 09 '16 at 13:49

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If you're referring to search tracking, no, there won't. In 16.04/Unity 8, your search information will not be sent to Canonical unless you opt in. As an Ubuntu team member puts it, "What is changing? First of all online search will be off by default. This means that out-of-the-box none of your search terms will leave your computer."

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