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New Firefox add-on in Ubuntu Karmic redirects Google searches to… a custom search engine?

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Apparently, the extension (enabled by default) automatically opens all new tabs to the Ubuntu Start Page. Worse, all searches using the Google search bar in the top right redirect to an Ubuntu custom search engine, which (to the ire of the forum) includes ads at the top.

Pretty pathetic at a first glance, though I think I’ll wait to pass judgment until after Canonical gets back.

Edit: Bug report is up.

New Firefox Add-on – Ubuntu Forums (via)

Written by Andrew Min

July 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 pm

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