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Is Privacy's Delete History button supposed to delete Nautilu's Recent Items?
I've opened two files and deleted the last hour history, in Recent Items' tab, in Privacy options (Ubuntu 13.04).
However, Nautilus keeps showing the two files in Recent files.
I've found the ...
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What happened to no indexing certain directories?
Ubuntu 13.04 no longer has an option to keep certain folders from being indexed. Why was this removed and how do you reinstate it?
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How to disable “recent files” folder in Nautilus?
When I turn off " record activity" in the privacy settings, my activities are still recorded in the "recent files" folder (even when I am using a truecrypt volume).
I haven't figured out a PERMANENT ...
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Gnome 3.8.1 Missing entries in Settings
So I installed Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome and updated Gnome-shell to 3.8. Current version is 3.8.1.
I decided to edit what applications show in the lock screen when, to my amazement, no privacy entry appears ...
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How does user access for full disk encryption work?
When installing Ubuntu 12.10 and higher you get an option to encrypt the entire drive (not just the home directory). What encryption mechanism is used for this, and what kind of access permissions are ...
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What are the places where does Ubunty saves recent user activity and tools to clean them?
I'd like to clear (and disable tracking if possible) all the recent user activity tracking (like most recently accessed files (MRU) and applications, thumbnail caching etc.). The only thing I do NOT ...
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Why does Empathy ask for permission to access my remote accounts?
In order to let Empathy work, Ubuntu asks permission to collect information about me. Why is it that when I choose that I do not want Ubuntu to collect information about me, Empathy does not work?
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Can I disable “Online Accounts” and still use Empathy?
I want to have control over what happens with my online presence so I absolutely do not want any software to be able to log in to any of my online accounts and post/change/delete things. Ever. Nor do ...
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Are the privacy controls only for Unity?
Sorry for my ignorance, I am new to Linux. I've read on the web, that Unity spied and sent some data for "statistics" and such. Also I've read the privacy controls won't be in 13.04. So what I am ...
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Alternatives to Tor
Does anyone know of a faster alternative to the Tor browser and network for maintaining privacy?
I would like to set up a transparent proxy to access the internet in a way that prevents my ISP from ...
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My screen is shown after ubuntu is waken up
When I wake up suspend or hibernate, my screen is shown for a moment. How can I block it ?
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How can I enable/disable Dash online results programmatically?
How can I change this setting from a Bash script?
My plan is to enable it only on certain network connections.
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Why does my Firefox profile folder keep showing up in Recently Used (files/folders)?
In "Privacy and Activity Mgr", (I would think) the following are my relevant settings:
yet in Nautilus, my Firefox profile folder shows up (usually as the first entry) in the Recently Used ...
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Why unity-lens-shopping is not optional?
Why unity-lens-shopping is not optional at first login or on install process?
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Posting syslog kernlog xorg.0.log online - how to delete private data
I have heard that log files contains private data. How can I remove them and what should I remove from them?
Those are very long files so maybe if I know what to remove I can use a script o something ...
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Restrict file search to ONE folder and it's subs
When I go to Settings > Privacy > Files (tab)
It provides me with the option to provide a list of folders:
"Don't record activity in the following folders"
However, I'd like to be able to do ...
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How do I prevent the file 'recently-used.xbel' from being created?
I want to permanently prevent Ubuntu 12.10 from creating a "recently used" file list. This list seems to be stored in the file:
/home/user/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
I have tried deleting this ...
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How do I permanently stop Ubuntu from “recording” and displaying recently used files?
How does one permanently turn off any and all system "recording" of used apps, directories, or files in Ubuntu 12.10?
I specifically DO NOT want a list of my recently used files showing up in my ...
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How can I read and remove meta (exif) data from my photos using the command line?
Just looked this up. Figure I'd share it here for future reference.
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Privacy option not available in 12.10 after update?
I just updated to ubuntu 12.10 from 12.04. After update I could not see the privacy option available in the settings menu. Did I miss anything during installation?
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Is privacy an issue while searching in the Dash?
I have hear that user's IP addresses and search terms can be shared with Amazon, Facebook, Vimeo and others services , is it true ?
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Dual boot. How do I reinstall the Ubuntu partition.
I just got a new netbook and I'm setting up operative system configuration. It came with windows 7 starter but I installed dual boot ubuntu 12.10. I did some stuff on the ubuntu version of the system ...
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Unity Dash ignores privacy settings
Relatively new full-time Ubuntu user, but experienced computer user. I'm asking a question that's been asked before, but my specific case seems to be unique.
I installed the latest Ubuntu to my ...
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Tor error and usage
I am using Tor and vidalia for privacy,When it opens it shows the dialog
On seeing the log it shows
I think that ,I was not included in that control area.What I should do for adding me(my ...
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Beginner - Ubuntu privacy question [closed]
Search leaks:
I'm reading this article about Amazon ads etc on Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Well, it seems like Ubuntu developers set themselves on the path of Dark Side. So my first question is:
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Ubuntu 12.10 Encryption Details
Good Morning!
Short version of the question below.
Please help me understand the encryption features in Ubuntu 12.10.
Installing Ubuntu, I opted both for the full disk encryption option as well as ...
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Disable activity recording for nested folders
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10, and in the 'Privacy' settings, under 'Don't record activity for the following folders', I have (among others) my ubuntuone folder, because I use it mostly to keep a backup of ...
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Can I trust Ubuntu even though Stallman calls it “spyware”? What about Zeitgeist?
Recently Richard Matthew Stallman call Ubuntu as "Spyware". Click here for more information.
The program called "zeitgeist" spies. How to disable it?
Zeitgeist is also available on Ubuntu 11.10. ...
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How can I clear the recent files from the movie player menu in 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I delete totem’s history?
How do I delete the entire history (Recently Used Items) in the dash?
In 12.04 Live-USB, I use Movie Player to watch movie or music ...
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Excluding results from synapse
Synapse is showing all results from zeitgeist, locate, ...
How do I exclude some private Results from being displayed in synapse?
Keep files from showing up?
The best would be an option to enter ...
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which are the programs that affects the delete history option in the privacy setting panel?
I mean, is not pretty clear in the description which are exactly the programs affected. It is just the activity log manager, or also include the internet browser or others system/user logs?
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How do I restore the privacy pane of the system settings?
Checking out screenshots of the system settings in Ubuntu 12.10, it seems that I am missing a few. When I open up my settings, I cannot see Privacy, Backup, and Management Service. Also, nothing comes ...
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How can I stop my email address displaying in the Software Center comments?
Whenever I leave a comment in USC, my email address is displayed. This is not the case for other commenters. How can I prevent this?
Example: ...
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Why does Ubuntu not quickly fix the privacy issue with Amazon searches? [closed]
Ubuntu 12.10 plans to send home lens searches to shopping. Will something be done, or will a large scandal crop up, thereby marring Ubuntu's reputation?
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Will all Dash input in 12.10 be sent to Amazon?
It seems like all user input to the Dash home lens is send to Amazon by default in Ubuntu 12.10, is this correct?
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Which free VPN providers support Ubuntu?
Can't find any free VPN provider for Ubuntu. I tried looking into old questions but they seem to be outdated.
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How do I modify the empathy notifications to only show generic messages?
Is there a way to customize the popup notifications for Empathy in Ubuntu 12.04 so that instead of displaying the message contents and the sender, they only say "New Message" or something like that? I ...
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Upgrade to 12.04 results to empty Dash, no date & time either on the top panel [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dash search gives no result
I've upgraded from Ubuntu netbook remix something to 12.04 LTS, and I've got two issues. (Got an Asus eeePc 32bits, Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2 ...
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How to clear chinese input history
I am using ibus and it stored the words I chose so after I wrote a word many times the word will come up as first choice after I write the pinyin. How do I clear the history?
And how do I set it so ...
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Is there a way to look at the raw logs of zeitgeist?
Zeitgeist logs your activity in Unity. Is there a way to look at the raw logs it creates?
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How can I prevent applications sending data over the net without my consent?
Recently I had a couple of instances of programs sending data (copies of some of my config files) out over the net. I consider this very bad form on behalf of the writers, and I want to prevent it ...
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Blocking popups and ads
I'm having a fight with ads, popups and tracking cookies. But I'm having some issues.
Software used:
Chromium 18.0.1025.168
Extensions used:
Adblock Plus (Beta)1.2
AdBlock+ Element Hiding ...
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Where are logs stored?
AFAIK applications in Ubuntu track activity and errors beyond what is covered by the "Privacy" setting. (Including, for example, login/logout/shutdown times.) Where are these logs stored?
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Does Firefox Phishing Protection / Safebrowsing have any privacy implications? [closed]
The current google results are outdated. What is the current status?
I was on www.mozilla.org/en-US/legal/privacy/firefox.html and saw "Protection Against Suspected Forgery and Attack Sites ...
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Where will my full name be used?
During installation, the installer told me my name would be used for things like the default 'from' in emails. So now I'm wondering:
Where else will my name be used?
What benefits do I get from ...
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Privacy: Record activity ON?
In Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, System Settings > Privacy > Files, 'Record Activity' is ON by default.
What does this mean exactly?
Which activities are being recorded?
Where can I find the recorded data?
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Stop Unity dash from following/linking file
Once after I downloaded a file, it shows up in the unity dash as recently downloaded. Even after moving the file to another folder, the link on dash opens the file.
Scarily even when I move the file ...
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Does the files gets deleted from U1 servers when I stop synchronizing
When I removed the sync folder online (one.ubuntu.com), does the files gets deleted from Ubuntu Servers?
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Is ubuntu-geoip (GeoClue) used for tracking?
I am happily learning Ubuntu more closely now. I came across the process ubuntu-geoip-provider in system monitor.
Is is used for tracking or for gathering nearest server info, or for syncing time ...
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privacy feature in 12.04 doesnt work? [duplicate]
I noticed my recent documents folder is showing recent activity.So I go to system settings,click privacy,set it to all for forget activity,click delete history and set record to off.Long story short ...
