See this:  Ubuntu Shopping Lens (Scopes) Declared Legal in the UK and
Most Likely in the European Union

http://m.softpedia.com/ubuntu-shopping-lens-scopes-declared-legal-in-uk-
and-most-likely-in-european-union-453843.html

http://attheedgeoftime.blogspot.ro/2014/08/ubuntu-shopping-lens-deemed-
legal-by-uk.html

It seems that the core of the reasonning of the UK Information
Commissioner's Office (IOC) reads this way:

"In particular, we consider the (first time displayed, and later
‘iconised’) legal notice added by Canonical Ltd to the bottom right
corner of the Dash, when Amazon searches were introduced, to have
reasonably ensured compliance with the DPA for the introduction of those
searches.

We also consider Canonical Ltd to have made reasonably available to
Ubuntu users suitable information to assist people in limiting searches
undertaken, or in removing the feature involved from their installation.
"

White all due respect, this reasonning seems pretty weak to me, for
these 2 reasons:

1)  The "magical" legal notice is no longer in the dash (since 13.10)
and is now hidden (and still untranslated) in the obscure "Diagnostics"
tab, in the "Security and Privacy" panel;

2) I may have missed something but I really don't see where/how
"Canonical Ltd to have made reasonably available to Ubuntu users
suitable information to assist people in limiting searches undertaken
(but I aknowledge that they did the right thing to allow users to
remove/switch off the feature involved from their installation).

That said, IMHO as a really great FLOSS project, Ubuntu (and its
sponsor, Canonical), shoud do more than look for minimal compliance with
privacy laws/regulations in some contries/regions.  It should try to be
up to higher standards and target EFF recommandations compliance.

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